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Just how far can kindness travel?

30 September 2021

Opinion: Can New Zealanders care about people in low-income countries when we have our own pressing social problems? Nikki Turner speaks to UNICEF Aotearoa.
Can viewing art reduce stress?

29 September 2021

There's evidence that looking at paintings can reduce stress and anxiety. A researcher wants to know if this phenomenon can help surgery patients heal.
Untapped tool can help tame depression

29 September 2021

University of Auckland researchers are urging wider use of a little-known treatment for depression called transcranial magnetic stimulation.
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.
Looking inside our bodies with physics

28 September 2021

MRI Physicist Dr Catherine Morgan is using the physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to find early predictors of dementia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
Ka nui ake te wāhanga mahi ki ngā nēhi motuhake Māori i te pūnaha hauora o Aotearoa

15 September 2021

He whakatakanga tō Josephine Davis o Waipapa Taumata Rau ki te hiki i wāhanga ki ngā nēhi motuhake Māori i te pūnaha hauora o Aotearoa.

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