Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
-
Does fasting dull your mental edge?
7 November 2025
Opinion: Can we reap the health rewards of fasting without sacrificing our mental edge? Dr David Moreau reviewed the evidence.
-
Indigenous ‘living’ framework looks to help dying children live well
6 November 2025
A new Indigenous inspired framework, Te Whare Kaiao, looks to offer hope and dignity for children with life-limiting illnesses and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
-
Te Rau Hiringa Award for Pacific research leadership
6 November 2025
Recognition for Research Operations Manager and doctoral candidate Nalei Taufa, she recently received a Te Rau Hiringa Award, acknowledging the value professional staff bring to research at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
-
Vaping widening inequities in youth smoking
5 November 2025
The advent of vaping slowed progress on reducing smoking, especially for Māori and Pacific teens.
-
Paracetamol common source of accidental overdoses
4 November 2025
Researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland are urging doctors and pharmacists to talk to patients about how to take paracetamol correctly, because of its high potential for toxicity.
-
Raising our sights: advances in eye research
3 November 2025
Ingenio feature: From creating corneas from stem cells to investigating eye drops to replace reading glasses, Owen Poland explores University of Auckland research that's changing how we see the world.
-
A taste of country practice
3 November 2025
A new programme is giving trainee doctors a taste of life and work in rural locations.
-
Join the movement for osteoarthritis research
3 November 2025
Exercise is the best medicine for osteoarthritis, but what if you don’t know where to start?
-
Smart garments for painful swollen limbs
2 November 2025
Inspired by her aunt’s struggle with lymphoedema, Auckland Bioengineering Institute researcher Dr Massi Hesam is developing wearable sensors that could transform treatment for millions.
-
Pharmacist-facing diabetes project succeeds
31 October 2025
'Diabetes patients need a coach', says a pharmacist who saw impressive results from participating in a trial run by the University of Auckland research with Te Whatu Ora.
-
Active commutes lower cancer risk
29 October 2025
Cycling or walking to work reduces the risk of several cancers, according to new research out of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
-
Research offers hope for Huntington's patients
28 October 2025
University of Auckland Professor Bronwen Connor is developing transplants that might grow new brain cells for people with Huntington’s Disease.