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UniServices' Will Charles wins Kiwinet award

8 August 2019

Will Charles has had a significant impact on tech transfer in New Zealand over the past 13 years while leading the commercialisation activities at Auckland UniServices Limited.
Pioneering scientist wins Kiwinet awards

8 August 2019

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble of the University of Auckland wins two Kiwinet awards.
Pacific women more likely to show depression in pregnancy

7 August 2019

New research highlights the importance of primary healthcare for pregnant Pacific women in New Zealand – around a quarter of whom experience symptoms of depression during pregnancy.
Maurice Wilkins Centre to collaborate with Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa

6 August 2019

The Maurice Wilkins Centre (MWC) has signed a formal Memorandum of Cooperation agreement with the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) to establish a joint research centre in Apia.
Healthcare’s massive carbon footprint

6 August 2019

Opinion: Anaesthetic gas released each year by just one NZ hospital has the same carbon footprint as 500 Auckland and London return flights. Dr Saeid Baroutian explains.
Study reveals unique genetic insight into how NZ children could age

5 August 2019

The country’s largest longitudinal study has found that girls, Pacific children and children born to older mothers have a unique genetic advantage that could potentially help them live longer.
Why breastfeeding is a public health issue

5 August 2019

Opinion: It's Breastfeeding Week and Liggins Institute researchers argue that if we want as many babies and mothers as possible to get the proven benefits of breastfeeding, we need to get serious about supporting families.
‘Complex, fragmented’ health system is fuelling inequities

4 August 2019

A complex, fragmented health system is compounding inequalities in New Zealanders’ access to care and health outcomes, University of Auckland experts argue in a new, sweeping critique.
US philanthropist gifts $2.7m to drive NZ medical advances

3 August 2019

A $2.7 million grant will help the Liggins Institute stay at the forefront of research-driven advances in healthcare by supporting a crucial pipeline for tomorrow’s star clinical researchers.
Virtual supermarket shows how food taxes could work

1 August 2019

A world-first study using a virtual supermarket has provided further evidence that food taxes and subsidies can improve people’s diets.
Swallowing problems increase chance of dying after hip surgery

31 July 2019

Older people with swallowing difficulties have longer stays in hospital, are at higher risk of developing pneumonia and have higher mortality rates after undergoing hip surgery, new research shows.
NZ study throws light on how ketamine works as antidepressant

30 July 2019

A new University of Auckland-led study provides the most direct evidence yet of how ketamine works as a fast-acting antidepressant in humans – by increasing the brain’s ability to form new connections.

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