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Reading time: 2 minutes A study co-led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has found that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—commonly known as “forever chemicals”—may significantly increase the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in adolescents. MASLD affects about 10% of children and up to 40% of children […]

Reading time: 2 minutes Tiny, sun-powered organisms found in freshwater pools could soon fuel Hawaiʻi’s sustainable future. Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are charting a path to transform microalgae into a “green gold” reality for biofuels, medicine and nutrition. In a study published in Plant Biotechnology Journal, experts from the College of

Reading time: 2 minutes Cookiecutter shark University of Hawaiʻi researchers have published a new study that brings together ʻike Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian knowledge), ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) and western marine science to shed new light on one of the ocean’s most elusive predators, the cookiecutter shark. ʻAhi with cookiecutter shark bite mark Rarely seen but often

Reading time: 2 minutes Tridacna maxima, Maloata, American Sāmoa. (Photo credit: Paolo Marra-Biggs) Giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are far more stable and abundant than previously thought thanks to the help of local villages, according to a new study led by researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)

Reading time: 2 minutes (Photo credit: Robin W Baird, Cascadia Research) From land–borne pathogens to high–speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a “perfect storm” where human-caused trauma and infectious diseases were found in more than 65% of investigated strandings. A study spanning nearly two decades by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Reading time: 2 minutes The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded JABSOM and UH Cancer Center more than $2.2 million in grants. The University of Hawaiʻi has secured two major grants from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, each exceeding $1 million, which will support health-oriented initiatives. One grant

Reading time: 2 minutes Tiger shark captures albatross fledgling off of East Island, French Frigate Shoals atoll. (Joe Spring, NOAA) Seasonal seabird nesting in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands triggers shark turf wars and habitat shifts among different shark species, according to a new study led by scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi

Reading time: 2 minutes A snapshot of the GAPS experiment launch on December 15 A groundbreaking scientific experiment aimed at detecting dark matter in space launched from Antarctica on December 15, with significant contributions from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The GAPS experiment prepares to launch from Antarctica. (Photo credit: NASA/Andy Hamilton) The General AntiParticle

Reading time: < 1 minute Jesse Owens (4th from left) with his lab team. For nearly two decades, researcher Jesse Owens and his team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) have been pursuing a bold vision: harnessing the natural ability of DNA to move itself to treat

Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers sample surface seawater as a part of the Kāneʻohe Time Series. (Photo credit: Kelle Freel) A groundbreaking study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean’s most abundant life forms, SAR11 marine bacteria. Understanding