Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Vaping a gateway to smoking, study shows
24 March 2025
E-cigarette companies have argued that vaping displaces smoking for young people, but a new study shows this is not the case.
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`Make my molecule': research chemicals on tap on campus
24 March 2025
Go ahead, make my molecule... University of Auckland chemists in the School of Biological Sciences launch an on-demand service.
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Pacific home ownership plummets: ‘Something needs to change’
18 March 2025
The latest Stats NZ figures show a “heartbreaking” drop in the number of Pacific people who own their own homes, says Dr Karamia Müller from the University of Auckland.
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Human digital twins: medicine without the guesswork
17 March 2025
Digital versions of ourselves could forecast how our bodies respond to surgery or medication. By taking on the risk, digital twins pave the way for safer, more personalised healthcare.
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Brains of rugby players aid groundbreaking research
12 March 2025
Brain scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to repeated head blows.
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A hockey champion at 67 – but where is the media?
7 March 2025
Age is no barrier to playing hockey at a national level for Suzanne Jackson from the University of Auckland - but why is there so little media coverage of masters sport?
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A mother's struggle, a daughter's mission
7 March 2025
Diabetic women are twice as likely to get heart disease than diabetic men, but most research focuses on men. When her mum got diagnosed with type 2, Iranian-born Maryam Rahmani wanted to change that.
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Brain sensor pioneer is NZer of the Year finalist
7 March 2025
Professor Simon Malpas, whose pioneering work led to the development of the world’s smallest implantable brain pressure sensor, is a finalist in the innovation category of the 2025 New Zealander of the Year.
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Ingenious: a new podcast bringing research to life
4 March 2025
The University of Auckland has launched Ingenious, a podcast taking a deep dive into the world and minds of researchers. The first episode explores the science behind lactose intolerance and how a 5,000-year-old genetic mutation determines whether milk is friend or foe.
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Charity announces travel scholarships
4 March 2025
Two Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences students will receive around $25,000 each for study-related travel as part of new-look philanthropic funding.
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Jessie Jacobsen: seeking answers for autism
3 March 2025
Insights gained from a genetic diagnosis of autism can be transformative for children and their families, says the scientist helming New Zealand’s first autism research clinic.
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The ‘sixth sense’ we don’t hear about
3 March 2025
Comment: Rachael Taylor takes us deep inside our inner ear, how it helps us keep a sense of balance, and our place in the world.