DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15 Posted on May 8, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness about […]
Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine concludes. There is a global effort aimed at screening, identification, and early diagnosis of hypertension in order […]
‘Resetting’ the injured brain offers clues for concussion treatment: In mice, ‘turning over’ cells reverses cognitive, behavior problems
New research in mice raises the prospects for development of post-concussion therapies that could ward off cognitive decline and depression, two common conditions among people who have experienced a moderate traumatic brain injury. The study in mice clarified the role of specific immune cells in the brain that contribute to chronic inflammation. Using a technique […]
Automated Head-Raising Device Tied to Better CPR Results in Cardiac Arrest
A device that raises the head during CPR to improve blood circulation boosted the likelihood that patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) reached neurologically intact recovery, a researcher reported. Patients who received CPR along with the EleGARD “head-up” device were more likely than those in a comparison group to reach “neuro-intact” survival,” according to Paul […]