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Linguist Challenges Conventional Beliefs On ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi Origins

A paper by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo linguist who specializes in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) challenges conventional understandings about the origins of Hawaiian and other East Polynesian languages.

Vaccine Candidates For Ebola, Other Filoviruses Show Promise

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) have demonstrated the efficacy in monkeys of multiple vaccine candidates targeting three filoviruses causing life-threatening infections to humans: Ebola virus, Sudan virus and Marburg virus.

One’s Connection To Nature Examined In Public Health Research

Feeling connected to nature or the environment is important for health, and new public health research from the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa examines how these feelings of connection can be measured.

Coral Cryopreservation For Breeding Key To Survival

Flash-frozen sperm collected from corals in Florida and Puerto Rico was used to fertilize coral eggs from hundreds of miles away in Curaçao.

5 Strategies To Counter Politicized COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Texas A&M researcher Timothy H. Callaghan and colleagues propose five short-term steps to prioritize health over politics.

To Colonize Different Environments, Bacteria Precisely Tune Their Nanomotors

Texas A&M researchers have described the mechanisms that enable bacteria to adapt to varying viscosities in their environment.

Texas A&M Neuroscientists Discover Possible Treatment For Victims Of Chemical Warfare

The approach might also be beneficial for anyone exposed to lethal chemical agents, including those involved in the pest control and agricultural industries.

Captured Water, Carbon Dioxide From Car Exhaust Could Help Grow Food

Texas A&M researchers have a novel idea to capture waste from passenger vehicle exhaust for use in urban greenhouses for food production.

Researchers Find A New Way To Control Magnets

Reversible system can flip the magnetic orientation of particles with a small voltage; could lead to faster data storage and smaller sensors.

How Quickly Do Algorithms Improve?

MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing.

An Eternal Embrace

The joint burial of two 1,500-year-old skeletons offers a look into attitudes toward love and the afterlife during China's North Wei Dynasty, a Texas A&M expert says.

Under Loading Ceramics Self-Heal Cracks By Forming Kink-Bands

In a new study, Texas A&M researchers have discovered that a class of ceramics called MAX phases can self-heal cracks even at room temperature.

Infectious Disease Found In Hawaiʻi Dolphin Could Spark Mass Marine Mammal Deaths

After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks among dolphins and whales worldwide

Texas A&M Researchers Use Simulations To Optimize Design Of Medical Oxygen Concentrators

The study could be the first step toward creating portable systems for home use that can change oxygen supply depending on a patient’s needs.

Predicting Building Emissions Across The US

MIT researchers have analyzed greenhouse gas emissions from future buildings across America and outlined region-specific solutions.

New Insights into Kidney Disease with Tropical Frog Models

Using cutting-edge genetic engineering, UZH researchers have developed a model to study hereditary kidney disease with the help of tropical frogs. The method allows them to collect large amounts of data on anomalies, which can then be analyzed using artificial intelligence. The research opens up new opportunities in the search for new treatment approaches for the hitherto incurable disease.

A New Method For Removing Lead From Drinking Water

Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.

Why Do Men Seek Health Information Online?

Men who have multiple medical conditions and frustrations with healthcare are more likely to turn to the internet for information, a Texas A&M study suggests.

Researchers Discover Treatment That May Be Viable For Human Brain Cancer

Results from the clinical trial at Texas A&M indicate the treatment could be useful in treating glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer found in humans.

80 Percent Of People In Switzerland Feel Fully Integrated Into Society

Only very few people in Switzerland feel highly excluded – including mostly foreigners, less educated people, young people as well as older people. Some in the French- and Italian-speaking regions do not feel fully integrated into society either, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich.