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Achieving better health for mothers and babies in NZ
5 May 2020
What are the research gaps in mother and baby health? A new NZ study aims to find out.
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Covid-19 in pregnancy: a New Zealand response
17 April 2020
Imagine navigating pregnancy while in lock down. Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist, Dr Katie Groom, has some words of reassurance.
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Aroha the chatbot launched to help teens in COVID-19 lockdown
9 April 2020
A new chatbot could help support teenagers with managing stress during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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A note on apartments and bubbles
6 April 2020
Opinion: Are you living an apartment during the level 4 lockdown? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles has some advice on how to stay safe and healthy.
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Smashing down the barriers: Where are we at with Covid vaccines?
6 April 2020
Opinion: Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris summarises the vaccine scene with respect to COVID-19, with an extra reminder of what we should do to stay safe in the meantime.
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Could bacteria-attacking viruses hold a clue to obesity?
16 March 2020
Could a barely understood part of the gut microbiome – viruses that attack bacteria, known as phages – shed more light on the microbiome’s role in obesity?
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Liggins graduate wins prize for best doctoral thesis
13 March 2020
Dr Elza Cloete has been selected as one of the five recipients of the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis.
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What's it like to work in women's health? International Women's Day 2020
8 March 2020
Three women researchers at the Liggins Institute explain more about their work, the challenges they face and their hopes for the future.
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Māori and Pacific babies bigger and leaner, Asian babies ‘thin-fat’
4 March 2020
The facts and fictions of baby fat have been revealed in the first-ever study of Aotearoa New Zealand newborns’ body composition, including a surprise that could refocus early healthcare.
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Bigger babies at risk of obesity in adulthood
8 February 2020
Big, ‘bonny’ babies are traditionally celebrated as pictures of health, but a new international study shows women born heavy were on average nearly 4kg heavier by their mid-twenties, when they were also 50 percent more likely to develop obesity.
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Liggins Institute celebrates women in science
4 February 2020
February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To celebrate, two women from Liggins Institute answer some questions about their science careers.
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Antibiotics unlikely to cause childhood obesity
24 January 2020
A major new study has found that antibiotics use is unlikely to contribute to childhood obesity, despite previous studies suggesting a causal link.
