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Opportunity for researchers with collaborations in China
The Health Research Council of New Zealand would like to advise interested New Zealand researchers who have demonstrated collaborations with China-based researchers that funding opportunities for China-based research partners are now open with theNewsImmune cell discovery could aid skin allergy treatment
A collaboration between researchers at Wellington's Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and the Centenary Institute in Sydney has led to the discovery of immune cells in the skin that can drive the development of allergic skin disease.NewsRequests for Proposals released for China - NZ collaborations
The HRC is seeking Concept Outlines from New Zealand-based researchers with demonstrated collaborations and linkages with China-based researchers, in the area of non-communicable diseases.NewsPopular video game could cure lazy eye
Playing Tetris under controlled conditions may be a cure for lazy eye in both children and adults.NewsHigh injury toll from hazards in homes and gardens
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, WellingtonNewsInnovation in health: New $5m research partnership
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.NewsGrants awarded to help Kiwis recover from brain injuries
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.NewsNew Health Innovation Partnership created
Two Requests for Proposals have been released under a new Health Innovation Partnership between the HRC and National Health Committee.NewsExplorer Grant targets cure for genetic disorders
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.NewsKiwi research set to save premature babies
Researchers from Christchurch have played a crucial role in an international study aimed at saving the lives of very premature babies.NewsHeart disease targeted in Pacific awards
Ten Pacific health researchers will receive a share of $1.09 million in funding from the HRC, with two top awards focusing on Pacific peoples and heart disease.NewsStudy finds Māori DHB directors overburdened
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.NewsNew knowledge about ovarian cancer
New research at Victoria University could throw light on why some women develop one of the deadliest and most difficult to detect cancers.News$24.8m awarded to top research programmes
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.NewsHRC announces 2013 funding investment
The HRC has announced $58.7m in funding for its 2013 funding investment into issues that impact the most on the health of New Zealanders.NewsBench top to bedside research strong feature of $33.9m funding
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.News2013 HRC Pacific health research roadshows
This year the HRC is holding its Pacific health research roadshows at a number of host institutions throughout the country.NewsPacific fathers cultivating the future
It takes a village to raise a child, so the saying goes, and in traditional societies this much is true. But, in modern society the notion of family and parental roles are constantly changing.NewsInjury researcher wins national leadership award
The HRC extends its warmest congratulatons to Professor Shanthi Ameratunga, the 2013 recipient of the Injury Prevention Network Te Manaia Leadership Award.NewsRestoring diabetic patients' damaged hearts
Professor Garth Cooper and his diabetes research group at The University of Auckland have developed a new copper treatment that can restore diabetic patients' damaged hearts and other organs back to normal.NewsHigher oxygen levels to aid premature babies' survival
The first results from the HRC funded BOOST-NZ study (Benefits of Oxygen Saturation Targeting) are in and they suggest that switching from lower to higher oxygen levels could help more extremely premature babies survive.NewsHeart test inventor wins innovation grant
HRC-funded researcher Associate Professor Chris Pemberton has won a University of Otago Innovation Proof of Concept grant to further develop his world-first test for predicting those at imminent risk of a heart attack.NewsUtakura River project benefits health of locals
As part of an HRC-funded project, local environmental group Te Roopu Taiao o Utakura has gathered important baseline data about the relationship between the health of local Māori and the water quality of Lake Ōmāpere and its only outlet the…NewsBoard member honoured for service to Wellington
HRC Board member Suzanne Snively has won the 2013 Wellingtonian of the Year Award from a strong list of category winners at The Dominion Post-sponsored awards.NewsExploring an iwi view of wellbeing
Emerging Māori health researcher Jodi Porter has developed an iwi-specific framework to help gauge the wellbeing of one of her iwi, Ngai Tai in Tōrere.NewsViagra clinical trial for at-risk pregnant mums
The world's first clinical trial treating pregnant mums carrying babies struggling to grow in the womb with Sildenafil (Viagra) will soon get underway with funding from the HRC and Gravida.NewsMāori PhD scholarship for respiratory research
The Asthma Foundation and HRC have formed a joint research partnership initiative to support a Māori PhD student to undertake high-quality respiratory research for Māori.NewsSpecial medal awarded to cot death expert
Congratulations to Professor Ed Mitchell who has received the Howard Williams Medal from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for his contributions to paediatrics and child health.NewsHandling touchy childhood weight issues
Otago University research into how to engage the parents of overweight and obese children shows giving feedback in a straightforward and non-judgemental way is best.News$1.5m to foster Māori health research
Today the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) announced $1.5 million in funding to emerging Māori health researchers as part of its 2014 Career Development Awards programme.NewsGenetic link found for rare form of epilepsy
HRC-funded researcher Dr Lynette Sadleir from the University of Otago, Wellington, is part of an international team that have discovered a link between mutations to a single gene and a rare seizure and speech disorder.NewsE-cigarettes on a par with nicotine patches
The first clinical trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches has found that both methods show comparable success in helping smokers to quit.News