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Michael J Fox Foundation gives $221,000 to NZ hunt for new Parkinson’s drugs

6 July 2019

A $221,000 grant from The Michael J Fox Foundation will allow a team of researchers at the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research to ramp up their hunt for new drugs that could potentially slow down Parkinson’s disease.
What cars and tobacco have in common

3 July 2019

Opinion: Dr Kirsty Wild compares the harms of rising car use to those of smoking and puts forward some suggestions to reduce the time we spend behind the wheel.
Drastic change in our food systems needed

3 July 2019

Opinion: We need to transform how we grow, market, consume and dispose of our food, and fast.
High blood pressure risk for women born early

3 July 2019

Born prematurely? Here’s another reason to look after your health: you may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure.
Survey shows Kiwis want abortion law changed

2 July 2019

Opinion: Legislators must catch up with public opinion and change New Zealand’s outdated abortion laws, writes Yansha Huang and Associate Professor Danny Osborne.
Vaccines - just not that simple

1 July 2019

Opinion: We need a new strategy for vaccination to help people who aren’t anti-vaxxers but still miss out. Dr Nikki Turner explains what that might look like.
NZ experts in landmark childhood pneumonia study

28 June 2019

A major new study has refocused the global fight against childhood pneumonia – and New Zealand researchers played a key role.
Addiction: the elephant in the room

27 June 2019

Drink, pokies funding communities, and treatments involving psychedelic drugs are among addiction topics being discussed in the 2019 Winter Lecture series.
$5m boost to hunt for new way to control blood pressure

26 June 2019

Half the New Zealanders being treated for blood pressure don’t have it under control, says a University of Auckland researcher who has been awarded nearly $5 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to look at the problem from a completely different angle.
Terrence Forrester: sugar tax, malnutrition and weight loss

25 June 2019

Professor Terrence Forrester, in town for the Gluckman Symposium at the Liggins Institute, told RNZ's Kathryn Ryan about Jamaica's sugar tax and impending fast food tax.
Fertility woes: top 10 priorities for future research

25 June 2019

People affected by fertility problems have called for better-targeted research for a condition that brings heartbreak to over 48 million couples worldwide.
Vinyl, virtual lungs and 3D printing feature in Winter Week public lectures

24 June 2019

From virtual lungs to a surge in the popularity of vinyl, Winter Week on Campus once again opens a fascinating window into the world-class research taking place at the University of Auckland.

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