U.S. funds new research centers to study ocean-related exposures' impact on human health

LOS ANGELES, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. National Science Foundation are jointly funding four new research centers to better understand how ocean-related exposures affect people's health.

Each center will focus on a different aspect of the interplay between environmental science, climate change, and human health in the ocean or Great Lakes, NIH said in a statement on Tuesday.