Auckland City Hospital hepatologist Professor Edward Gane received the HRC's Liley Medal at last night's Research Honours Dinner in Wellington for demonstrating a safer, more effective treatment for people with hepatitis C virus.
The damaging effects on our bodies and brains from chronic stress is the focus of a Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship, announced today as part of the HRC's career development awards programme.
Dr Nikki Turner, Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre at the University of Auckland, explores the ethical issues of placebo use in vaccine trials.
A new HRC-funded study by Otago researchers has found that selenium levels that are both too high in the body, and worse, too low, can place young people at greater risk of depression.
The inaugural International Pacific Health Conference came to a close yesterday, with many lauding the opportunity it provided to address some of the health challenges facing Pacific peoples globally.
Pacific health researchers and practitioners from New Zealand and around the world will gather in Auckland next week to discuss effective ways to tackle the health challenges facing Pacific peoples.