Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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A brain technique to tame depression
28 September 2021
Opinion: A technique to treat depression is only available privately in NZ. In this Mental Health Awareness Week Kate Godfrey puts a case for making it available widely.
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Dementia's looming toll exposed in research report
28 September 2021
Dementia is set to cost $6 billion a year by 2050, posing a major risk to New Zealand’s health system, according to a University of Auckland report.
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Regulating emotions key to getting through lockdown
27 September 2021
Learning to live with uncertainty and accepting negative emotions is key to being resilient in the face of lockdown, a new study shows.
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Listening to our anxiety
27 September 2021
Experienced counsellor Dr Brian Rodgers on paying attention to the signals anxiety sends.
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Can New Zealand ever kick its sweet tooth?
24 September 2021
Non-sugar sweeteners such as stevia are on the rise as manufacturers respond to health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar.
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Questions on Covid-19 vaccine and pregnancy? This video has answers
23 September 2021
Pregnancy experts from around the country have contributed to a video answering common questions about the Covid-19 vaccine and pregnancy.
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Vote for Olaf and the CDAM Lab team!
23 September 2021
Three nominations in the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards confirm global recognition for research by Professor Olaf Diegel and the CDAM Lab team – and you can help them win.
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World first: researchers identify potential cause and treatment for obesity and insulin resistance
21 September 2021
Researchers have shown for the first time that mesenteric (gut) lymphatic dysfunction is a potential cause of and therapeutic target for obesity and insulin resistance.
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Kei roto i te whakapapa tēnei mea te pūtaiao mō ēnei ākonga māhanga
17 September 2021
E mahi ana a Michael rāua ko Nicholas Pudjihartono i runga i ngā kaupapa rerekē i te kaupapa ako ōrite, te koiora ā-rorohiko, i te Liggins Institute i Waipapa Taumata Rau.
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Better mask guidelines needed to stop Covid-19
17 September 2021
Experts are calling on the Ministry of Health to improve its mask wearing guidelines to ensure New Zealanders are protected in the wake of highly transmissible variants of Covid-19.
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‘Glaring gap’ in health research affects Asian, ethnic minority groups
17 September 2021
Health research in Aotearoa is failing to keep up with our growing Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African populations.
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‘Failed’ immunisation system needs to be remade urgently, doctors say
17 September 2021
A Māori paediatrician and the head of the University of Auckland’s Department of Paediatrics have called for a “failed” immunisation system to be remade from the bottom up.