Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Scientists zero in on gene linked to motor neuron disease
30 May 2024
A tiny piece of the motor neuron disease puzzle comes into focus thanks to University researchers.
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AI set to check older Kiwis’ meds
24 May 2024
An early career researcher plans to use HRC funding to develop an AI tool to review older New Zealanders' medicines.
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Emerging researchers get HRC grants
24 May 2024
Twelve emerging researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have just been granted HRC First Grants.
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Emerging Māori and Pacific health researchers receive funding boost
22 May 2024
The Health Research Council has awarded three University of Auckland researchers Māori and Pacific Emerging Leader fellowships.
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Older Māori have lower rates of ACC cover, research shows
21 May 2024
Māori over 50 have far lower rates of ACC claims than other Kiwis.
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Born too soon: Liggins public lecture May 2024
17 May 2024
Almost one in 10 babies in Aotearoa are born prematurely, a significant risk factor for death and lifelong disability. Liggins Institute researchers Professor Katie Groom and Dr Lisa Dawes explore how social, ethnic and geographic inequity play a big role in outcomes for babies, and discuss what needs to be done.
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Health's 'back office' crucial to modern healthcare
15 May 2024
Opinion: Our health system problems don’t stop at the front line – New Zealand would do well to invest in the power of remote and digital techniques, says Peter Davis
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AI has multiple uses in surgery, research finds
14 May 2024
New research shows AI can help solve problems for patients, doctors and the health system.
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Research raises hope for ending HIV by 2030
13 May 2024
Ending HIV transmission in NZ is in sight, but trends in testing and prevention suggest more needs to be done.
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Tongan eruption spurs research on kids’ PTSD
9 May 2024
Dr Patelisio Na’a Patelisio graduates with a masters, thanks to parents Kosilio and Patinia Patelisio who sacrificed to support him through earlier medical training.
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'73 with a PhD’: Meet Dr Te Piere Warahi
9 May 2024
When Dr Te Piere Warahi (Ngāti Maniapoto) embarked on a doctorate about caring for kaumātua, he had no idea it would lead to changing his name and growing personally
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Liggins graduate leads groundbreaking mental health research
8 May 2024
Metua Daniel-Atutolu’s research journey into the mental health of Cook Island adolescents highlights the importance of indigenous voices in research and sheds light on a deepening crisis.