Susceptibility to carcinogens varies due to genetics
Published in Nature Reviews Cancer, the study suggests certain individuals are more susceptible than others.
Surprising growth rates discovered in deepest photosynthetic corals
The study alters the assumption that deep corals living on the brink of darkness grow extremely slowly.
More cover crops needed for farmers, sustainability
Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences¡¯ Michael Kantar argues that this essential sustainable farming practice needs more land for seeds.
First COVID-19 clinical trial in Hawai?i opens, seeks participants
The study seeks 40 symptomatic individuals recently diagnosed with COVID-19 to participate in the 21-day study.
UHERO sheds light on pandemic hits to jobs
Unemployment insurance claims are up for employees in the tourism, accommodations and food service industries.
Physical activity to benefit people with genetic risk of obesity
Researchers used data from participants across the U.S. and found interactions drive a person¡¯s body mass index further up or down.
COVID-19 testing pre-departure may eliminate 90% of infectious passengers
The plan includes a temperature and symptom screening, and passing a COVID-19 test in the traveler¡¯s departure city before boarding a flight.
Healthy Hawai?i Initiative celebrates 20 years of lifting communities
Healthy Â鶹´«Ã½ Initiative was created in 2000 as a statewide effort to promote health-supporting environments through systems and policy change.
Recent data shows most common cancers in Hawai?i
Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer at a Glance, 2012–2016, includes data on cancer incidence and mortality in the state of Â鶹´«Ã½.
Eclipse data illuminate mysteries of Sun¡¯s corona
A UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ grad student used observations from total solar eclipses to measure the shape of the Sun¡¯s magnetic field.