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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Cooling treatment saving thousands of babies worldwide

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    The Kiwi researcher who pioneered the use of mild cooling to treat babies with brain injuries at birth has been awarded the Health Research Council (HRC) Beaven Medal at the Royal Society Te Apāran

  • Otago dentist wins medal for research into oral health inequality

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    A study showing a clear long-term association between a child’s upbringing and the state of their teeth as a middle-aged adult has seen Otago dentist Associate Professor Jonathan Broadbent awarded

  • Results out from 5-year study into youth self-injury

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    A five-year Victoria University of Wellington research project into self-injury has revealed just under a third of secondary school students aged between 13 and 18 deliberately hurt themselves.

  • New programme analyses record gastro outbreak

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    A new programme will carry out an in-depth analysis of the unprecedented water supply outbreak in Havelock North last August where more than 5000 people were infected with the bacteria Campylob

  • More funding for long-term health conditions research

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    A new study will help empower Pacific communities to tackle the alarmingly high rate of prediabetes in Pacific youth and adults.
  • Big spike in Pacific career development award applications

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    We've had a big increase in the number of applicants applying for a HRC Pacific career development award in our 2018 funding round, which closed in July this year.

  • New discovery could help prevent preterm birth

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    Otago University researchers have discovered a new trigger that stimulates the release of oxytocin from the brain in pregnancy – the hormone responsible for contracting the uterus during birth.

  • HRC's latest strategic direction outlined

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    The publication of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy has had a major impact on the programme of work that we will deliver going forward.