The high incidence of stroke among Māori prompted neuropsychologist Margaret Dudley to research rehabilitation in stroke suffers for her PhD, and this week she’ll graduate with her doctorate at the University of Waikato marae.
“The incidence of stroke among Māori is higher than any other population in New Zealand so I knew that any research into this subject area would be beneficial to Māori,” says Dudley.
New Zealand’s largest independent research organisation, Nelson-based Cawthron Institute, has broken into a new and lucrative export market that promises rich returns for the country.
The future of the Wellington region’s biomedical sector is looking bright judging by Grow Wellington’s Innovating for Health Challenge, which closed with 40 submissions last week.
International research co-authored by the University of Otago, Christchurch has unraveled a century old scientific mystery, opening the way to significant improvements in the way drugs are delivered to the body.
The Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand has today announced the launch of the Melanoma Research Institute of New Zealand, a fully owned not-for-profit subsidiary organisation.
Hydrogen sulphide, a chemical usually related to creating the smell of bad breath, flatulence and stink bombs has been used by stem cell researchers to grow stem cells from teeth into liver cells.
Tens of thousands of dollars have been awarded to projects as diverse as research at the University of Auckland to an education programme for young people in the Wairarapa, as part of the Oticon Foundation’s grants in the past year for projects to help the hearing impaired.
Research by the University of Otago in Christchurch and Wellington has shown that breastfeeding of infants has a clear protective effect against children developing asthma or wheezing up to six years of age.
Plaque found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been broken down in a study that tested a cancer drug, known as bexarotene, on mice.
Research at The University of Auckland has shed light on an area of medicine which has intrigued the international scientific community for decades.
What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health according to a new report by researchers from The University of Auckland and King’s College London.
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal investigated whether the quality of press releases had an effect on the quality of news articles. Quality press releases featuring key information, facts, results and acknowledged limitations were more likely to appear in an accurately written news article.
Epilepsy New Zealand today announced that it had received funding from the IBE (International Bureau for Epilepsy), the world governing body for epilepsy based in Europe, to conduct research in the Pacific Island region in 2012, to ascertain the services available to people with epilepsy and the treatment, if any, they are receiving.
An early-career rheumatology researcher who has already made significant contributions to improving the treatment of arthritis and gout is the University of Otago’s latest Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal recipient.
The HRC and the Ministry of Health have made a joint investment in an innovative programme of research which will tackle the issue of smoking and tobacco-related harm in New Zealand. The research will provide the evidence required to reduce tobacco-related harm and support the Government’s goal of a smokefree New Zealand by 2025.
Geron, a California-based company that develops stem cell therapies, has decided to halt the world's first trial using human stem cells in patients due to financial constraints and the current economic situation.
Clinical trials have found that stem cells harvested from a patient's heart can repair damaged cells caused by a heart attack.
Scientists have found that an optical illusion involving mirrors can ease joint pain and stiffness in those suffering from arthritis.
Scientists have discovered a way to communicate with brain damaged patients in a vegetative state.
The route that malaria takes when entering the body through red blood cells has been identified in a study undertaken by researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge.
