The worldwide spread of a serious infectious disease could result in pandemic-related deaths of 700,000 and annual economic losses of $500 billion, according to a study in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Robert Oda is using Raman spectroscopy to potentially identify markers of cancer in cells and tissue based on their molecular “fingerprint.”
Research is being conducted by Alika Maunakea at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and Ruben Juarez in the Department of Economics.
Unique program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine annually dispatches 10 local medical students and physicians for American-style medical training.
Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at UH Maui College.
Kapiʻolani CC's Jovikka Antallan and UH 惭ā苍辞补's Michael Fernandez earned presentation awards at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
Angela Bononi received a $3,000 Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation prize and recognition for her research on mutations.
Trudy Hong created a 3D image of a heart that literally jumped off the surface of her research poster, winning her a top award at the 2017 national meeting of the American College of Physicians.
Thirty-five John A. Burns School of Medicine student volunteers led the popular interactive workshops at the 2017 Teen Health Camp.
Carrie Ip is one of only 205 recipients of a National Health Service Corps scholarship, which pays tuition, fees, educational costs and also provides a stipend.