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The National Aplysia Resource

The National Aplysia Resource (NAR) is a National Institutes of Health-funded facility with the main purpose of providing the California sea hare, Aplysia californica (Aplysia), of various ages and sizes, across the United States and beyond...

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Environmental Stressors

A major area of research for the Glassell Family Center for Marine Biomedicine is the impact of environmental stressors on human health and disease. Environmental stressors can harm human health by increasing the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, asthma, stroke, and cancer. Scientists within the Center study three general categories of environmental stress exposure: chemicals, extreme heat, and pathogens...

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Chronic Disease

Chronic diseases, such as heart and lung disease, stroke, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes, are long-term conditions that progress slowly and often lead to lasting health complications, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality...

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