Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Sleep protects at-risk children from obesity
24 February 2020
A University of Auckland study has identified a key factor in protecting at-risk pre-school children from becoming overweight or obese and the elixir is sleep.
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Period poverty contributing to inequity
20 February 2020
New research has shown that a significant number of New Zealand teenagers are missing school because they cannot afford menstrual products, contributing to inequity in New Zealand.
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Fertility clinics’ ‘success rates’ like apples and pears
19 February 2020
Couples seeking help to have a baby cannot meaningfully compare advertised ‘success rates’ between fertility clinics in New Zealand and Australia, a new study shows.
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We are taking our place in science
18 February 2020
Opinion: No matter how you measure it, science remains systematically biased against women – and ethnically diverse women even more so, writes Dr Hinemoa Elder.
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No-brainer: New Zealand’s top female neuroscientists on why we need more women in science
18 February 2020
Every secondary school student in New Zealand will have access to a book debunking gender stereotypes in science thanks to Brain Research New Zealand and a best selling science writer.
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Coronavirus update: spread outside China and a new name
17 February 2020
Opinion: With over 69,000 confirmed cases and 1,600 deaths, here’s Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles' round-up of the latest coronavirus news.
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Double jeopardy or double advantage? Ethnic women in New Zealand politics
13 February 2020
Where are all the ethnic women leaders in the stories we tell ourselves about Aotearoa New Zealand, past and present?
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The Coronavirus and the search for scapegoats
13 February 2020
Opinion: During times of crisis, people look for scapegoats to blame for their problems, and a surge in racist, anti-Chinese sentiments is currently sweeping social media, writes Robert Bartholomew.
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Could an app lower your blood pressure?
12 February 2020
We all know that less is more when it comes to salt, but who has the time to check the sodium in every food item they buy?
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Celebrating women in science at FMHS
11 February 2020
February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To celebrate, six women from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences share their stories and advice.
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Coronavirus a global ‘misinfodemic’
5 February 2020
Opinion: An unprecedented flow of coronavirus information is reaching almost every community on earth, writes Helen Petousis-Harris. Much true, but also much is false.
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Medical cannabis may ease anxiety, chronic pain
5 February 2020
A new study of the first 400 patients in Aotearoa New Zealand assessed for medical cannabis suggests potential benefits for thousands of people beyond currently recognised uses.