Dementia risk factors differ among ethnicities
Approximately 23% of Alzheimer¡¯s and related dementia cases in individuals aged 65 and older can be linked to controllable risk factors.
Improving hypertension diagnosis with innovative tech, collaboration
UH researchers and partners collaborate to use information technology to improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
UH authors: ‘Where are all our island people in the ocean sciences?’
The article highlights programs in SOEST that are aimed at reducing barriers for Native Hawaiians in the geosciences.
$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.