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Ngāpuhi doctor honoured for advancing Māori health
17 October 2019
Dr Matire Harwood has been recognised for excelling in a clinical research career that has improved Māori health in key areas such as asthma, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
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Study leads to global rethink of how to prevent fractures in older people
17 October 2019
A team of New Zealand researchers have been recognised for their groundbreaking paper that could help reduce the number of older women presenting with fractures by up to half.
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Why the ‘love science’ behind MAFS is completely bogus
16 October 2019
Is it possible to predict attraction and how successful a relationship will be before two people meet? Health Psychology PhD candidate Holly Dixon explains why the entire Married at First Sight franchise is based on bunk science.
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PM previews cancer research
16 October 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern was introduced to some of the innovative cancer research underway at the University of Auckland during a visit in October.
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Immersed in the Centre for Brain Research
15 October 2019
This year's Brain Bee winners had the opportunity to experience the Centre for Brain Research for a day.
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An area where we can’t neglect nutrition
15 October 2019
Opinion: Given the vast impact poor diet is having on global health, the deficit in nutrition education in medicine is a big problem, writes Dr Jennifer Crowley.
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Who should we trust about 5G?
11 October 2019
Opinion: As concerns arise about perceived health risks of 5G, Mark Elwood explains how we can decipher the conflicting messages coming out of extensive research.
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“We’re not invisible, we’re not senile” - short film
10 October 2019
University research into loneliness and social isolation among older New Zealanders has helped create an animated short film running in the Show Me Shorts film festival.
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Having a ball: Medical student wins Sports Blue
10 October 2019
From hospital wards to the futsal court, Maxine Cooper is having a ball and now has a Blues Award to boot.
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Giving us heart
4 October 2019
Research into how much sodium and potassium New Zealand children eat, engineering long-lasting tissue heart valves in the lab, and developing a vaccine for rheumatic fever have all received a boost from Heart Foundation grants.
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Side-sleeping in late pregnancy best for baby’s growth
3 October 2019
Pregnant women have another reason to settle to sleep on their side in the final weeks – new evidence that this position is best for the baby’s growth.
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NZ needs to join the rest of the world and ban prescription medicine ads
3 October 2019
New Zealand is one of only two developed countries, along with the US, that permits direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, and it needs to stop, writes Associate Professor David Menkes.
