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Global Studies director on personal push to Pharmac

7 March 2019

Academic Dr Hilary Chung, who has terminal cancer, heads to Parliament on 13 March to ask the Health Select Committee to fund two life-lengthening drugs for women with metastatic breast cancer.
How many nails does it take to secure the MMR/Autism coffin?

7 March 2019

Opinion: Twenty-one years ago the most significant piece of medical piffle was published in a prestigious journal under fraudulent pretences.
It’s proven: Kegel exercises are still the best

6 March 2019

Researchers at the University of Auckland have shown that nothing works the pelvic floor like Kegel exercises, not even Pilates.
University honours Distinguished Alumni

28 February 2019

A surgeon, a singer and a stalwart of Fisher & Paykel are among the distinguished alumni to be honoured by the University of Auckland at a gala dinner.
New tool could make aspirin safer for preventing heart disease and stroke

27 February 2019

Auckland researchers have developed a new tool that could make aspirin a safer and better-targeted preventative for heart disease and stroke.
Positive signs for potential autism treatment

26 February 2019

A potential drug therapy for neurodevelopmental disorders discovered at the University of Auckland has shown positive results in pre-clinical trials for Phelan-McDermid syndrome. This rare genetic condition involves the same gene thought to be associated with autism.
Auckland Parkinson's research receives big US grants

25 February 2019

Liggins Institute researchers will use a $226,000 grant from the Michael J Fox Foundation and a second US foundation to investigate the genetics of Parkinson’s disease from an unusual and promising angle.
A weighty issue for Auckland Māori

21 February 2019

Young researcher Hannah Rapata is passionate about improving health and nutrition in Maori communities.
The interactive device you can stick in your mouth

19 February 2019

Imagine a device that feels like and is no bigger than a piece of chewing gum, which allows you to answer the phone simply by biting down on it.
3D gene insights into diabetes, overlapping diseases

18 February 2019

Ground-breaking findings by Liggins Institute researchers based on mapping DNA in three dimensions have shed fresh light on the genetic drivers for type 1 diabetes, and on why seemingly unrelated diseases so often go together.
Obesity and empowered choices

13 February 2019

Opinion: Obesity is complex issue, but we are in it together and must work collectively to find a solution that will end this epidemic, writes Dr Milind Mandlik.
Balloon-assisted births could be easier for mums

6 February 2019

Women who need help starting labour could have a more comfortable, relaxed birthing experience with the aid of a specialised balloon.

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