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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • HRC celebrates 25 years of making a difference to NZ health

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    Today we mark our 25th anniversary – and what a 25 years it has been.  New Zealand has every reason to be proud of its health research, and its health researchers.
  • Calcium supplements no help for bones

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    Two HRC-funded studies published in The British Medical Journal this week conclude that increasing calcium intake is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.
  • Fellow's research career continues to soar

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    Dr Fiona McBryde says that experiments to date show that restricting the blood supply to the brain can cause a very rapid increase in blood pressure.
  • HRC explorer grant applications open 1 October 2015

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    Innovative research funding: targeting transformative research Explorer grant applications open 1October 2015
  • Weight management programme focuses on Pacific churches

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    A community-based study involving three Pacific church congregations in Auckland has provided a blueprint for introducing a weight management programme to Pacific communities.

  • Report highlights impact of HRC-funded research

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    A new report tells the story of how the HRC contributes to the health of New Zealand across the full value chain – from generating the knowledge needed to germinate ideas right through to the clini

  • Heart hormone focus of new study

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    A new Heart Foundation and HRC-funded trial led by University of Otago, Christchurch researcher Professor Mark Richards will monitor 450 Auckland and Canterbury patients suffering from acute heart

  • Gaps in colorectal cancer treatment identified

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    About 30 per cent of colon cancer patients in New Zealand first learned they had the disease when they presented acutely to hospital.