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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Study to examine kava’s link to drink-driving

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    Dr Apo Aporosa from Waikato University has received a HRC Pacific postdoctoral fellowship to examine the effects of the popular Pacific Island drink, kava, on driver ability and road safety.
  • $8.2m for emerging health researchers

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    The HRC has today announced a record total of $8.2 million in awards to support the careers of the next generation of health research leaders.
  • "Personalised” approach to managing obesity

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    Ethnic differences in New Zealand’s obesity rates are often attributed to consuming too many calories and a sedentary lifestyle. But a new HRC-funded study may help prove that this is only part of the story.
  • Anniversary video online

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    The video below celebrates 25 years of the HRC.

     

     

  • HRC: Looking forward to the next 25 years

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    Chair’s address at the HRC's 25th anniversary Parliament event, held on Tuesday, 17 November 2015, Grand Hall, Parliament.
  • Fear of missing out linked to alcohol harm

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    Students who have a greater 'fear of missing out' are much more likely to experience negative consequences from drinking alcohol, new University of Otago psychology research suggests.
  • HRC fellow's study reveals profile of Māori graduates

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    The latest research led by HRC Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie fellow Dr Reremoana Theodore has provided important insights into the profile of Māori university graduates as part of the 10-year Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand.
  • Study backs up WHO report on bowel cancer and red meat link

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    People who eat red or processed meat daily have a 40 per cent higher risk of bowel cancer than those who eat it once a week or less, according to the latest research from HRC Girdlers’ fellow Dr Kathryn Bradbury.