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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • New breast cancer research intiative announced

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    The HRC, the Breast Cancer Research Trust and the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation have formed a joint research initiative to fund innovative research into breast cancer in New Zealand.

  • The importance of child-focused research

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    In this month's issue of Ethics Notes, Dr Nicola Atwool from Otago University discusses how ethical research allows children to participate not just as data providers but also as social actors capable of influencing how adults think.
  • Effects of vitamin D on bone density questioned

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    An HRC-funded study led by University of Auckland Professor Ian Reid suggests that the widespread use of vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis in healthy adults is unneccessary.
  • Models simulate shaken baby syndrome motion

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    University of Auckland PhD student Tom Lintern has built anatomical computer models of a baby’s head that can simulate the different motions generated from shaking associated with child abuse.

  • Doctor recognised for new bronchiectasis treatment

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    Congratulations to Dr Conroy Wong who has won the $20,000 Value of Medicines Award for his HRC-funded research into bronchiectasis, a debilitating lung disorder with very few effective treatments.
  • Clinical partnerships tackle major health challenges

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    The HRC has awarded more than $750,000 for four research partnership projects that will help improve New Zealand's health care services in the short term.
  • Oral gel treatment reverses low blood sugar in babies

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    A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns, according to New Zealand research just published in the international medical journal,

  • Breakthrough in brain fertility control

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    Otago researchers, led by Professor Allan Herbison, have made a landmark discovery about how the brain controls fertility in humans.