In Hawaiʻi, Native Hawaiian cancer patients have a two-fold increased risk of dying from sepsis, a life-threatening immune response to an infection, compared to other ethnicities, according to a new study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers.
For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet with a decaying orbit around a star that resembles a future version of our Sun.
Drugs that inhibit plant immune responses by blocking key signaling pathways could enable novel approaches to genome editing
A virus-produced protein that blocks the activation of a cellular-stress response could be used to save neurons in some neurodegenerative disorders
As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present.
The synthetic production of a critical building block called methanediamine for the first time by researchers in University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Chemistry could lead to key insights into the origins of life.
By amassing in high-density regions, dust grains avoid drifting toward the star they are orbiting
Bandage is threaded with photonic fibers that change color to signal pressure level.
Quantum light can help create longer lasting quantum states useful for information processing
A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.
Rice engineers show low-cost, point-of-care platform is effective for HPV testing
As with many natural phenomena, scientists look to the climate of the past to understand what may lie ahead as Earth warms.
A hitherto unknown connection between a neuropeptide and an enzyme provides a more complete picture of why some people develop late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
BILE ACID DIARRHOEA More than 10 urgent visits to the bathroom a day due to diarrhoea can make it virtually impossible to lead a normal life. But new research can help doctors diagnose bile acid diarrhoea and find the right treatment.
Researchers discover natural 150-day period in north-south oscillation of Southern Hemisphere’s westerlies
Specific components in plant cells can be easily imaged thanks to a series of new fluorescent dyes
A recent survey found that 41% of adults in the U.S. have debt caused by medical or dental bills.
The device detects the same molecules that cell receptors do, and may enable routine early screening for cancers and other diseases.
Under a project led by the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, researchers have used computer simulations to show that weather phenomena such as sudden downpours could potentially be modified by making small adjustments to certain variables in the weather system.
Researchers surprised to find fragments of RNA viruses in coral partners’ genomes