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Hawaiʻi Coral Restoration Efforts Improved Through Student Research

Climate change-induced ocean warming has reshaped reef ecosystems as coral bleaching events continue to lead to mass coral die-offs globally

The Burnout Epidemic: High Turnover In Child Welfare

Job turnover is a concern in any line of work, but few fields experience this as severely as the child welfare system. Studies show that turnover in the social work workforce nationally could be as high as 40%.

Keetoowah Cherokee Tribe Struggles With Motherhood Tied To Cultural Trauma

For many native peoples, colonization has had devastating effects on their way of life and traditions. The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Tahlequah, Oklahoma is no exception to this reality

High-Resolution Imaging With Conventional Microscopes

Tissue-expansion technique could allow scientists to map brain circuits.

Clinical Trial Shows Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery Can Start Without Sobriety

Harm reduction treatment helped people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder reduce their drinking and improve their health–even if they didn’t quit drinking alcohol.

Research Offers Insights on How Night Shift Work Increases Cancer Risk

New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented in a new study conducted at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane.

Incentives can reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people

A low-cost, easy-to-administer intervention that uses small prizes and other incentives to reward alcohol abstinence can serve as an effective tool to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native communities, new research suggests.

Healthcare Providers: Understand the Impact of Your Words

Near the beginning of the pandemic, an Asian family experienced an overt act of racism at a community center in the Pacific Northwest.

Discovery Of Cheaper, Non-Toxic Alternative To Expensive Metals Made By UH Researchers

As the price of metals surge amid fears of a supply disruption due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa project that earned a $670,000 National Science Foundation grant in 2021 has published groundbreaking results related to bismuth, a cheaper and non-toxic alternative to costly metals, such as platinum and palladium.

Predatory Phytoplankton Key To Understanding Ocean Ecosystem

A team of researchers have spent years taming mysterious marine microbes from the open ocean to grow in a lab, to investigate their feeding habits.

Scientists Warn Too Many Unknowns For Deep-Sea Mining

For the first time, scientists have a comprehensive overview of the gaps in our knowledge about ocean areas targeted for deep-sea mining and how they could be impacted.

Hawaiian Corals Show Surprising Resilience To Warming Oceans

A long-term study of Hawaiian coral species provided a surprisingly optimistic view of how they might survive warmer and more acidic oceans resulting from climate change.

Spikes In Ala Wai Infectious Bacteria Influenced By Rainfall

In the Ala Wai Canal in Waikīkī, the abundance of Vibrio vulnificus, an infectious bacterium, is strongly influenced by the amount of rainfall in the surrounding areas, according to a published study by oceanographers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU).

Crystals Found In Salmon Noses Could Explain Animals’ Magnetic Sense

Scientists understand that animals such as salmon, butterflies and birds have an innate magnetic sense, allowing them to use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation to places to feed and breed.

A Healthy Sense of Disgust Can Prevent Sickness

You might want to pay attention to those bad, queasy feelings.

Breastfeeding Mothers Produce Covid‑19 Antibodies

Breastfeeding women who have COVID-19 transfer milk-borne antibodies to their babies without passing along the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study.

New Study Maps The Development Of The 20 Most Common Psychiatric Disorders

PSYCHIATRY Nearly half of all psychiatric patients get a different diagnose within 10 years. New figures for diagnoses will help predict the course of psychiatric illnesses.

Goldenseal Use May Compromise Diabetics’ Glucose Control

Diabetic patients taking the natural product goldenseal while taking the prescription drug metformin may be unwittingly sabotaging their efforts to maintain healthy blood glucose levels.

Masks Level Playing Field for Hospitality Workers

While attractive hospitality workers typically earn higher customer service scores than their peers, wearing face masks – a practice widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic – levels the playing field, a new study says.