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Youth glued to screens show signs of eye problem seen in elderly

8 December 2021

Youth glued to screens show signs of an eye problem seen in much older people.
Epidemic of violence against disabled people is symptom of ‘ableism’

7 December 2021

Disabled people are targets for abuse but a new report offers a blueprint for change.
Would you like a health problem with that? Fast-food combos

6 December 2021

No-one expects fast-food combo meals to be healthy eating, but just how bad do they get?
Self-management techniques for addictions

2 December 2021

The majority of people with addictions never access professional health. Simone Rodda is developing techniques for addicts to manage their choices.
New biomaterial for corneal transplants

2 December 2021

2021 Research Excellence Award winner Dr Laura Domigan will test if eye tissue from fish can be developed into corneal transplants. Corneal damage is one of the leading causes of blindness.
Vax the Nation

2 December 2021

School of Chemistry scientist Dr Joel Rindelaub and rap artist Randa have released a debut music video Vax the Nation to encourage everyone to get the jab.
Artificial Intelligence for better asthma care

2 December 2021

Amy Chan is using artificial intelligence to derive better ways for asthmatics to say on top of their condition.
Preventing brain damage at time of birth

2 December 2021

Laura Bennet and her team investigate new ways to monitor brain waves in babies at the time of birth. Their goal: reduce brain damage due to hypoxia or oxygen deprivation.
Healthy microbiomes for New Zealand infants

2 December 2021

Tommi Vatanen explores how infant microbiomes have an positive impact on future health and well-being.
Getting to the guts of the electricity in our gut

1 December 2021

If cardiac pacemakers can correct abnormal heart rhythms through the application of electricity, could a similar technology be used to understand and potentially correct abnormal rhythms in the gut?
Needle-free anaesthetic for skin graft surgery

30 November 2021

Dr James McKeage, Research Fellow at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), is exploring how needle-free jet injection could be used for local anaesthetic before skin graft surgery and he has recently received SfTI (Science for Technological Innovation) Seed Project funding to do so.
University leads $10 million rheumatic fever project

24 November 2021

University of Auckland scientists will lead $10 million of work to tackle one of the country's glaring health inequities.

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