Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and affects memory and thinking in the elderly. With a projected global increase in the number of affected individuals, reaching an estimated 152.8 million by 2050, ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Can humans become infected with the rat lungworm parasite from snail slime, if an infected snail or slug leaves slime on a lettuce leaf? That is the question University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers set out to answer ...
Dec 18, 2023
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A University of Hawai'i Cancer Center study challenges existing research notions about the potential link between trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by a parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis, and advanced ...
Dec 6, 2023
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A placenta (commonly known as the "afterbirth" or "ʻiēwe" [ēwe or ʻiewe] in Hawaiian) is a temporary organ which connects the mother to the fetus via the umbilical cord. Its purpose is to deliver nutrients and oxygen ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Liver cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in Hawaiʻi, particularly affecting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and Japanese men. Patients can develop liver failure when tumors metastasize or spread to the healthy portions of the ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Giving birth as an adolescent correlates to mobility disability as a young adult, according to a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study of women from 14 countries.
Sep 11, 2023
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Back pain is a common problem that impacts more than 619 million people globally and remains the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the next three decades, that number is expected to jump to 840 million people.
Jul 17, 2023
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The National Cancer Institute has revealed for the first time that young Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) are the race group that experiences the highest rates of cancer death among people their age in the U.S.
May 8, 2023
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A potential link between intestinal bacteria and the disproportionately higher rates of certain chronic disease and mental health risks among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) has been discovered by an ...
Apr 13, 2023
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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. A review paper, led ...
Dec 6, 2022
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