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Right treatment, right person: precision medicine in action right now

18 April 2023

“The ultimate drive for a scientist,” says Cristin Print, Professor of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland, “is the idea of finding something no-one else has ever found before that has an impact on the world and the people in it.”
Generous fellowships fuel leading-edge research across the life span

18 April 2023

In 2010, the American billionaire and philanthropist Julian Robertson established a set of postdoctoral fellowships for exceptional early career researchers at the University of Auckland.
First research centre focused on Pacific and global health launches

17 April 2023

Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa is the first University research centre dedicated to Pacific and global health solutions and leadership.
Protect yourself from side effects just by reading this article

17 April 2023

Opinion: Kate MacKrill explains how about the nocebo effect – the 'evil twin' of the placebo effect – makes you less likely to experience negative side effects of drugs or treatments, including the Covid vaccine.
Kupe Leadership Scholarship recipient to blaze the way for Māori health

13 April 2023

Kiana Young-Whenuaroa (Ngā Rauru, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a recipient of the 2023 Kupe Leadership Scholarship, with goals to advocate for for health equity for Māori.
Māori student aims to create a pathway for better health outcomes in Aotearoa

13 April 2023

Ariana Andrews (Waikato-Tainui, Te Whakatōhea) is a recipient of the 2023 Kupe Leadership Scholarship program, with aspirations to aid life expectancy among Māori.
The connection between sleep and Parkinson's disease

12 April 2023

Opinion: Sleep might be the single most crucial aspect of a healthy lifestyle to protect us from myriad diseases and help us manage those we are affected by, including Parkinson's Disease, writes Victor Dieriks
The neuroprotective quality of coffee

11 April 2023

Opinion: Victor Dieriks explains why he started drinking coffee, even though he didn't like the taste of it.
Gene-editing treatment relieves debilitating symptoms

4 April 2023

Kiwi patients with a painful and deadly genetic condition say a single gene-editing treatment has relieved their symptoms.
Lisa Finucane and ovarian cancer: 'Listen to your body'

1 April 2023

Last September, University of Auckland media and communications manager Lisa Finucane received the news her cancer had 'ramped up'.
Dame Margaret Brimble: mother of the magic molecule

1 April 2023

A drug approved by the FDA in March had its molecular discovery in a University of Auckland lab with Dame Margaret Brimble at the helm.
Daylight savings and circadian rhythms

31 March 2023

Opinion: The beginning and ending of daylight saving does put us temporarily out of sync with our biological clock, which is integral to maintaining the sleep-wake cycle explains Guy Warman.

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