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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Matariki 2023 at Waipapa Taumata Rau
3 July 2023
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is hosting a range of events that acknowledge and celebrate the Māori new year, Matariki.
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App provides hope for sufferers of chronic pancreatitis
30 June 2023
Professor John Windsor’s team aims to help patients track their pain with more accuracy to aid treatment.
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Research excellence recognised with $12M funding
28 June 2023
Research on a quit-vaping product and Māori views on assisted dying are among health research projects at Waipapa Taumata Rau to win millions in government funding.
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Psychedelic-assisted therapy trial aims to help cancer patients
27 June 2023
Researchers hope MDMA (ecstacy) will help people with late-stage cancer at a difficult time in their life.
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Brain research reveals long-term impact of contact sport head injuries
26 June 2023
A sophisticated brain tissue labelling technique is helping researchers at the University of Auckland shed light on the long-term impacts of contact sports concussions.
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The cancer patient who changed my approach to medicine
24 June 2023
Opinion: Along with penicillin and morphine, asking and listening are among the most essential tools in our medicine cabinets, says Thomas Swinburn
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How and why exercise works on the brain
21 June 2023
Opinion: Research shows the potential for exercise to delay the onset and slow the progression of disorders such as MS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, but Victor Dieriks wonders if we could get the benefits without working out.
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Flying high: Associate Professor Elana Curtis
20 June 2023
Associate Professor Elana Curtis helped run MAPAS for nearly thirteen years. She reflects on the importance of the programme and how she helped to make meaningful changes to it.
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Research centre forges closer ties with Kiribati to tackle health issues
20 June 2023
Health researchers to work with Kiribati health officials and clinicians to lift health outcomes for the people of the Pacific nation.
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University celebrates increase in funded medical students
15 June 2023
Today’s announcement that more New Zealanders will be trained to be doctors is day of celebration for users of our health system.
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Researchers, check your bias on ethnicity data
14 June 2023
Researchers working with ethnicity data need to be aware of their own biases, according to new University of Auckland research.
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Jenny Craig not the only problematic diet
13 June 2023
Opinion: As Jenny Craig folds in New Zealand, Andrea Braakhuis asks how we can best navigate the desire to lose weight alongside the reality that dieting often leads to failure