Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Mātauranga Māori in modern health
11 September 2024
The Health Research Council has awarded $1.2 million to study hauora Māori wānanga, highlighting tikanga, mahi toi, and mātauranga tuku iho.
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Ruby’s legacy funds life-changing gut research
10 September 2024
Jo Hill set up a foundation after her beloved daughter died from a terrible gut disease. Now Ruby's Voice is funding groundbreaking research.
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Vague 'green' claims rife on seafood labels
5 September 2024
Most environmental claims on seafood labels found in major New Zealand supermarkets are vague and ambiguous, according to a new study.
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From babies' bedsides to bioengineering
4 September 2024
There are many ways to improve outcomes for premature babies, says new Liggins-ABI PhD graduate Robyn May. She chose “sexy maths and statistics”.
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Enhancing rangatahi well-being through Mātauranga Māori
1 September 2024
Clinical psychology researchers aim to enhance services for rangatahi who engage in self-harm, through a kaupapa Māori approach.
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Research probes understanding of anger through NZ-born Sāmoan worldview
29 August 2024
Young Samoan academic hopes her research will foster understanding and respect for NZ-born Sāmoan emotional experiences by centring their worldview.
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Where there's smokeless tobacco there's quite likely fire
29 August 2024
Opinion: Those who can't learn from history are condemned to repeat it, so we could have learned more from the recent short history of vaping, says Kelly Burrowes
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Obesity doubles in Asian communities
28 August 2024
The rate of Asians who are obese has doubled in the past 20 years and racism has persisted over that time, according to a sweeping new report.
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NZ needs proper health funding, not crisis management
28 August 2024
Opinion: Aotearoa's health spending lags behind Australia and Canada, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable funding rather than reactive crisis management.
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Making living better for dying children
9 August 2024
Pacific clinicians to attend workshop on paediatric palliative care at University of Auckland.
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Helping rural patients take part in cancer trials: HRC funding
9 August 2024
A study aiming to help rural and regional cancer patients take part in clinical trials is among those successful in getting Health Research Centre project funding.
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Soaring food costs take toll on NZ kids
8 August 2024
Many low-income families cannot afford to feed their children healthy low-cost foods, new research shows.