What's new Healthy homework on the menu Schoolchildren will be hitting the recipe books in one of seven feasibility studies backed by the HRC. Click here to read more $1.2M to aid research into Maori health The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) in partnership with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) have invested jointly in a fund to support research on Whānau Ora. Click here for more information Latest health research news Click here for the latest in health research news. HRC research funding dataset 2005 - 2007 In addition to the annual funding round announcements, the HRC now have a searchable dataset with most HRC-funded projects (annual round, career development awards, joint research etc) starting from 2005. Click here>> Ninth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR9) GFBR9 will be hosted by the HRC in Auckland, New Zealand from 3-5 December 2008. The Call for Applications has now closed and successful applicants will be informed in due course. More information>> Quick links Funding opportunities Click here>> Conferences and events Click here>> HRC Online Reporting Click here to access HRC's online reporting system.

HRC News Dr Ailsa McGregor, who has been awarded a HRC Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship New HRC Hercus Fellow embarks on Huntington's Disease project Dr Ailsa McGregor is investigating the role that nicotinic acetycholine receptors play in the pathology of Huntington's disease (HD) in the hopes of identifying a potential therapy for this fatal disease. HD is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder which affects around 1 in 10,000 New Zealanders. HD results in the permanent loss of brain cells which causes profound neurological deficits and functional impairment. Typical symptoms include involuntary movements (hyperkinesia), dementia and personality changes. “We know about the gene that causes Huntington's disease, but the particular mechanisms that lead to cell death, we don't understand as well,” Dr McGregor says. Read more on page 8 of the latest issue of HRC News.

Last Updated : 12 May 2008 09:21:09.