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Going to sleep on either side in late pregnancy more than halves stillbirth risk

2 April 2019

Pregnant women can now rest easier – on their side. A University of Auckland-led international study provides the strongest evidence yet that by going to sleep on either side in the last three months of pregnancy, women can more than halve their risk of stillbirth.
Almost $1 million awarded for University of Auckland health research

1 April 2019

A wide range of leading-edge research projects have been awarded almost $1 million in funding from the Health Research Council’s Explorer Grant.
Could healthy ‘nose bugs’ protect against glue ear?

27 March 2019

It’s now well known that probiotics can support a healthy mix of gut bugs; new research suggests they could one day also protect against glue ear by rebalancing the bugs in people’s noses.
Cardiac Rehabilitation: The best kept secret in cardiology

26 March 2019

One heart attack places you at greater risk of having another but there are steps you can take to lower the risk.
Racism, other barriers fuel health inequities in rheumatic fever

26 March 2019

Racism, inflexibility and disconnects with youth are undermining the delivery of potentially life-saving follow-up treatments to people who have had rheumatic fever, a new study has found.
Adult daughters of mothers who smoked in pregnancy more likely short, obese

18 March 2019

A new international Liggins Institute-led study highlights another reason for women to avoid tobacco during pregnancy: it heightens the chances of their daughters growing up short, as well as their chances of developing obesity in adulthood.
Glow-in-the-dark zebrafish overturn 100-year medical theory

16 March 2019

Glow-in-the-dark zebrafish in a University of Auckland lab are overturning 100 years of medical thought about a vital bodily system, opening the door to future possible therapies for a painful chronic disorder, and to a better understanding of how cancer spreads.
First compassion in health conference

13 March 2019

Short GP visits, stretched staffing in hospitals, and burnout can undermine health professionals’ ability to practice in the compassionate, caring way that they would like to.
Freedom of choice puts babies at risk

13 March 2019

Opinion: We have a measles outbreak. People who’ve chosen not to vaccinate could put babies at risk – they must act responsibly and stay home, writes Theo Brandt.
Hello darkness my old friend

11 March 2019

Opinion: Light outshines darkness in the PR department, we feel safe and our day is long. But night time and darkness are key to good health, Ellery McNaughton explains.
Sir Peter Gluckman named NZ Communicator of the Year

8 March 2019

The Prime Minister’s former Chief Science Advisor and founder of the University of Auckland-based Liggins Institute has been named winner of the 2018 Communicator of the Year Award.
A question of gender balance

8 March 2019

To mark International Women’s Day we talk to three senior women research scientists in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, about the question and challenges of gender balance.

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