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Top scientists develop new drugs against tuberculosis

11 April 2022

A team of researchers is bringing three novel drugs to clinical trials with a goal of finally stamping out TB.
Rheumatic fever: time to stamp out this deadly and preventable disease

29 March 2022

New Zealand and Australia are the last high-income countries in the world with significant rheumatic fever. Three University researchers want to stamp out the deadly disease.
Tomorrow's cancer drugs for the patients of today

8 February 2022

New Zealand can now foot it globally when it comes to advanced clinical trials of the latest cancer drugs. More importantly, trials are saving the lives of patients who had lost hope.
The art of science

8 February 2022

Images from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute show researchers blending science and art to create new ways of looking at biology.
How cancer treatment needs to get personal

12 November 2021

Personalised medicine is more than a buzzword for researchers determined to create better and bespoke treatment for blood cancer patients.
Hunt for blood marker for endometrial cancer

21 October 2021

Endometrial cancer is striking younger women. Detection and treatment could be improved with a first-of-its-kind blood test.
Can viewing art reduce stress?

29 September 2021

There's evidence that looking at paintings can reduce stress and anxiety. A researcher wants to know if this phenomenon can help surgery patients heal.
The 150-year-old mystery disease killing two New Zealanders a week

29 April 2021

New Zealand has one of the world’s worst rates of a fatal brain disease. Now, scientists hunting rogue genes hope to unravel the 150-year-old mystery of what triggers the disease and how to find a cure.
Who should get to be a doctor?

28 October 2020

Professor Papaarangi Reid on why targeted admission schemes to medical schools are a matter of life and death.
Rural home for cutting edge research centre

17 September 2020

Regional New Zealand is home to a leading medical imaging research centre tackling health inequities.
The first 1,000 days of dinner

25 May 2020

Researchers have produced a snapshot of what our infants are eating. The research holds clues to how Aotearoa’s children have become the second most obese in the world and what we might do about it.
Real life tricorder screens skin cancers

21 April 2020

More New Zealanders die from skin cancers each year than on our roads. A real 'tricorder' aims to cut that death toll.

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