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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • 2013 HRC Pacific health research roadshows

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    This year the HRC is holding its Pacific health research roadshows at a number of host institutions throughout the country.
  • Bench top to bedside research strong feature of $33.9m funding

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    The HRC has announced $33.9 million in funding for projects, with a growing focus on those that have the greatest potential to change the way health care is delivered - and in quick time.
  • $24.8m awarded to top research programmes

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    The HRC today announced more than $24.8 million in funding for five research programmes. The successful programmes cover some of the biggest health issues facing New Zealand.
  • Innovation in health: New $5m research partnership

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    A new health research partnership worth $5 million/year was recently launched to support research that will provide evidence about the cost effectiveness of new and existing health technologies.

  • Predicting which kids will grow out of asthma

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    A team of researchers from Otago and Duke University have developed a genetic test that could predict which kids are likely to grow out of asthma as part of the HRC-funded Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study.
  • New knowledge about ovarian cancer

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    New research at Victoria University could throw light on why some women develop one of the deadliest and most difficult to detect cancers.

  • Study finds Māori DHB directors overburdened

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    Māori directors on district health boards (DHBs) are burdened by the responsibility of being the sole advocates for Māori health, according to new research from a Massey University PhD graduate.

  • Kiwi research set to save premature babies

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    Researchers from Christchurch have played a crucial role in an international study aimed at saving the lives of very premature babies.