Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Giving back
20 September 2018
Opinion: Scientist-turned-development-manager Dr Nicole Bassett reflects on her eclectic career and the impulse to give back.
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The heart of the matter
18 September 2018
A young New Zealand researcher who is part of a cutting-edge, international heart team at Oxford University returns home next week to graduate.
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Endometriosis: from hysteria to research-based care
17 September 2018
Opinion: Age-old stereotypes about female bodies and suffering are still cheating women of effective, respectful care.
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Father’s blindness leads to son’s vision for eye disease cure
14 September 2018
An Auckland bioengineer has made research into screening for eye diseases his life’s obsession in honour of his father who went blind as a boy.
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Auckland asthma expert leads global fight against the disease
3 September 2018
In New Zealand more than 521,000 people are taking medicines for asthma − one in nine adults and one in seven children. It causes a death here every week.
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Tackling diet-related disease in New Zealand
3 September 2018
Unhealthy diet is the leading preventable risk for poor health in New Zealand. Diet-related diseases (and how we manage them) is becoming a pressing issue for the country.
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HIV prevention drug could be hindered by slow roll out
31 August 2018
A promising new drug that almost entirely eliminates the risk of contracting HIV might fail to control the epidemic in New Zealand if not enough people are using it.
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Academics work together to uncover mass scientific fraud
30 August 2018
Three University of Auckland academics worked tirelessly for over five years to uncover one of the biggest scientific frauds in history.
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Giving new life to the Health Research Strategy
29 August 2018
New Zealand now has its first national health research strategy aimed at developing a world-leading health research and innovation system by 2027
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Tiny fruit flies unravelling the secrets to end of life
10 August 2018
We are used to seeing them dive-bombing our glass of wine or hovering around the fruit bowl, but now the tiny fruit fly is paving the way in ground-breaking research at the University of Auckland.
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Mending tiny hearts
1 August 2018
A University of Auckland bioengineer is part of an international team whose research will help doctors mend tiny hearts.
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Renowned digital medicine expert joins Auckland
26 July 2018
One the world’s foremost experts in digital medicine and esteemed academic in the US is to take up a position at the University of Auckland.