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Neuroscientist Chris Shaw a coup for University of Auckland
31 October 2022
Professor Chris Shaw is a neurologist at the forefront of gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders. He’s bringing his expertise to the Centre for Brain Research.
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Karen Falloon's seven tips to get a better night's sleep
28 October 2022
Sleep is a vital factor in our overall well-being. Dr Karen Falloon has seven tips to improve your chance of getting a good night’s sleep.
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Harnessing technology to improve babies' well-being
28 October 2022
Researchers from the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute are about to harness the technology of rapid genome sequencing in the hope of improving the well-being of critically ill newborn babies.
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Should you get a second booster?
26 October 2022
Opinion: Whether to get a second booster is nowhere near black and white. Helen Petousis-Harris and Janine Paynter explain why we can't 'boost' our way out of this grey area.
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D grade for active transport to school
25 October 2022
‘Could do better’: NZ gets D grade for walking, biking and scooting to school in global report.
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Six cutting-edge solutions score slice of $100k
20 October 2022
Consent, mental health, and water quality were just a few of the real-world concerns tackled by innovators and entrepreneurs as part of the 2022 Velocity $100k Challenge.
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Outstanding brain scientist wins research medal
19 October 2022
Professor Mike Dragunow has been awarded the Peter Gluckman Medal 2022 in recognition of three decades of research on therapies for brain injuries and trauma.
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Why blueberries are making people sick
12 October 2022
Opinion: This is not the first time blueberries have given New Zealanders hepatitis. Dr Mark Thomas explains how it happens.
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Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer
11 October 2022
Old medicines, combined in new ways, are showing promise for treating bowel cancer, a group of University of Auckland researchers has found.
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Advanced AI set to teach clinicians empathy
7 October 2022
AI will be used to train medical and other health students to be more empathetic and patient-focussed, as a result of a University of Auckland research project.
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Racism disproportionally affects visibly Indigenous and ethnic minority youth
30 September 2022
Māori and ethnic minority youth who are not perceived as European/Pākehā or ‘white’ are more likely to experience racial discrimination Lancet study shows.
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Taking a scientific approach to dance
29 September 2022
When researchers talk about the cognitive benefits of dance, what type of dance and what aspect of dance are they talking about? This was the question Carlene Newall de Jesus posed in her PhD.
