$4M to help unlock health literacy in local communities
The project focuses on improving health literacy, especially among recent U.S. immigrants.
Lab to lifesaver: UH research powers medical breakthroughs
The FDA panel announced a breakthrough and approved the use of eflornithine in adult and pediatric patients with neuroblastoma.
In ‘living lab’ UH tackles food, energy security through ancestral wisdom
UH has partnered with ʻIole, a non-profit place-based research center and living scientific laboratory on Â鶹´«Ã½ Island.
Stressed snails and slugs may spread rat lungworm through slime
Researchers found that rat lungworm larvae (worms that are infectious to humans and other animals) are present in snail slime when the snails are exposed to stress.
More accurate O?ahu rainfall data supports extreme weather preparedness
By combining Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s two main types of rainfall observations, experts can now gain a better understanding of the complex rainfall patterns to boost preparedness in natural disasters.
Physics behind unusual behavior of stars¡¯ super flares discovered
UH astronomers developed a model to explain the phenomenon of unusual behavior that solar flares exhibit on stars.
Link between STI and advanced prostate cancer debunked
Most studies investigating the potential association of trichomoniasis involved only White populations.
Micrometeorites may have delivered building blocks for life on Earth
Nitrogen compounds are abundant in material born in regions far from the sun, but evidence of their transport to Earth's orbital region had been poorly understood.
Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawai?i mothers
The study examined placentas donated by women who delivered in Â鶹´«Ã½ from 2006 to 2021.
Thompson School dean leads publication in federal push for healthcare equity
The special issue of Health Services Research provides a framework for federal agencies and the broader health service research community.