Robert Nichols and research collaborators observed that applying a smaller, non-toxic fragment taken from an already microscopic protein fragment called a “beta amyloid” peptide can actually protect the nerve cells and restore normal memory processing.
Scott Harvey chairs the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is working to reduce the number of women dying in Hawaiʻi during childbirth.
UH Hilo has become the second UH campus to be designated as a Blue Zones Project Approved™ worksite, as part of a well-being improvement initiative.
Accreditation allows Kauaʻi CC students to sit for the certified medical assistant exam and earn a certificate of achievement.
The UH Cancer Center is studying how body shape information can improve health and lengthen lives by using 3D optical scanners and advanced statistical modeling.
Medical students choosing the longitudinal program spend five months in a single place, learning from volunteer faculty physicians.
Undergraduate biochemistry major and aspiring doctor Mark Brisco is the recipient of the 2018 St. Baldrick's Summer Fellowship Award.
The Pacific Business Center Program's Pacific Regional Breadfruit Initiative is expanding awareness of the economic and health benefits of breadfruit.
Research was led by Catherine Pirkle and Tetine Sentell in the Office of Public Health Studies at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work.
Students from Kapiʻolani CC, UH Hilo and UH Mānoa turned in a strong performance at the 13th Annual HOSA—Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference.
