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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • 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.

  • Explorer Grant targets cure for genetic disorders

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    One of the three recipients of the HRC's new Explorer Grants will use his award to test a new technology that could potentially replace the defective genes responsible for disorders like cystic fibrosis.
  • New Health Innovation Partnership created

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    Two Requests for Proposals have been released under a new Health Innovation Partnership between the HRC and National Health Committee.
  • Grants awarded to help Kiwis recover from brain injuries

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    Research into New Zealand's worrying brain injury epidemic has been given a boost with three scientists awarded HRC grants to help improve the prognosis of Kiwis with brain injuries.
  • Funding for emerging researchers announced

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    In the future, patients with blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration might not have to endure frequent injections into their eyes.

  • High injury toll from hazards in homes and gardens

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    A significant proportion of injuries in the home, costing millions of dollars a year, are related to how a house is built and maintained, according to new research from the University of Otago, Wel

  • Popular video game could cure lazy eye

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    Playing Tetris under controlled conditions may be a cure for lazy eye in both children and adults.