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Antenatal scans save heart disease babies’ lives
4 October 2018
Babies with life-threatening congenital heart disease are more likely to survive if their mothers have had access to high quality ultrasound scans.
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Watch Liggins Institute Gut Bugs study doco on TV
27 September 2018
Would you take capsules of healthy, lean people’s poo if you thought it might radically improve your health?
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Giving back
20 September 2018
Opinion: Scientist-turned-development-manager Dr Nicole Bassett reflects on her eclectic career and the impulse to give back.
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Endometriosis: from hysteria to research-based care
17 September 2018
Opinion: Age-old stereotypes about female bodies and suffering are still cheating women of effective, respectful care.
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Researchers call for better screening for newborns
16 July 2018
Babies may be missing out on treatment for a common, brain-threatening condition and others receiving unnecessary treatment due to the wide use of a screening test known to be unsuitable.
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Sir Peter Gluckman to lead new global council
6 July 2018
University of Auckland Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has been picked to head a new international body of influential science institutions. Sir Peter was elected President-Elect of the International Science Council at its inaugural General Assembly in Paris on 4 July.
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Major US funding boost for NZ-Aus trial of sugar gel for newborns
24 May 2018
New Zealand-led research that could improve the care of up to a third of all babies born and potentially prevent brain damage in infancy has received a $2.8 million boost from the United States.
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NZ babies in study that showed waiting a minute can save premature babies' lives
21 May 2018
A major international study that involved 312 babies from Aotearoa New Zealand has led to life-saving changes in the care of premature babies around the world.
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Type 2 diabetes slowly rising in Auckland kids, Pacific and Māori have highest rates
4 May 2018
New research shows increasing numbers of children and teens under-15 in Auckland are developing type 2 diabetes, and that rates among Pacific and Māori children are up to 18 times higher than for European children.
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Could drinking a2 Milk™ help lactose intolerant people digest dairy long-term?
30 April 2018
Lactose intolerant Aucklanders are being sought for a study that researchers hope will make them better able to tolerate dairy.
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Jury's out on whether sildenafil (Viagra) helps growth-restricted babies
27 March 2018
As results from a major New Zealand-Australian clinical trial are revealed, the jury's out on whether sildenafil , also known as Viagra - taken by mothers during pregnancy could help babies suffering from stunted growth in the womb by increasing blood supply to the placenta.
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Fewer Pacific and Māori babies survive with heart condition
26 March 2018
New research shows the survival rates of babies with a rare but potentially fatal heart defect is lower for Pacific and Māori compared to European babies.
