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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • PM launches SPARX online tool for youth

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    Prime Minster John Key recently launched an online tool for youth mental health, called SPARX, funded through the HRC's Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery initiative.
  • Hui registrations now open

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    Registrations for the HRC's biennial Hui Whakapiripiri are now open. Go to the Hui website to find out more and to register.
  • Retinal imaging gives insights into schizophrenia

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    Microvascular abnormalities identified using retinal imaging are providing valuable clues as to what lies behind schizophrenia.

  • Research to reduce whooping cough impacts

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    Dr Helen Petousis-Harris from the University of Auckland has been awarded funding to investigate the effectiveness of maternal booster immunisation on the incidence of whooping cough in Kiwi infants.
  • New findings could aid early diagnosis of common eye disease

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    Researchers at the University of Auckland have discovered that the most common form of vision loss in the elderly – age-related macular degeneration – extends to areas outside the macula.
  • New Breast Cancer Research Partnership funds three projects

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    Three innovative research projects have received a combined total of nearly $600,000 as part of the new Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand Partnership.
  • START reduces hospital stays for older people

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    Research shows that Waikato District Health Board's START programme reduces the length of stay in hospital for older patients and the risk of readmissions.
  • International Pacific Health Conference 2014

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    The call for abstracts is now open for the International Pacific Health Conference 2014, to be held in Auckland in November. Abstract submissions close at 5pm on 2 June.