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Online calculator shows cost savings of healthy population
HRC-funded research from the University of Otago, Wellington, helps to identify the cost of life-saving treatments – but also the cost savings of disease prevention and keeping people healthy.NewsNZ-China non-communicable diseases collaborations
The HRC is seeking to notify researchers of an impending research opportunity.NewsSexual health research group celebrates successes
Dr Peter Saxton, Director of the Gay Men's Sexual Health Research Group (GMRG) at the University of Auckland, is celebrating the group's two year anniversary.NewsRevolutionary cell finding focus of new project
Victoria University of Wellington researcher Dr Melanie McConnell has had her upcoming HRC-funded project profiled on Radio New Zealand.NewsNew HRC roles for top Māori health researcher
Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been appointed to the HRC Board and to the position of Chair on the HRC Māori Health Committee, replacingNewsNew Māori health senior fellowship
Applications for the HRC's new Ngā Pou Senior Fellowship open on 8 July 2015.NewsLiley Medal nominations due soon
Nominations for the HRC's prestigious Liley Medal close at 12pm (noon) on Wednesday, 22 July 2015. The medal recognises an individual who has had research published in the previous calendar year (January–December 2014) that has madeNewsNeurons flip fertility master switch - study
University of Otago researchers have published the first direct evidence that kisspeptin neurons generate the hormone pulses which are crucial to normal reproductive functioning.NewsBreast cancer register research
A new Request for Proposals will soon be released seeking high quality research using data from the New Zealand breast cancer registers.NewsNew international TB project funded
Otago University Professor Gregory Cook has been awarded $450,000 to determine the potential role of whole-genome sequencing for diagnosing and detecting outbreaks of drug-resistant tuberculosis strains.NewsChristchurch study stalwart retires
Professor David Fergusson is retiring at the end of August after almost 40 years leading the influential HRC-funded Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS).NewsGaps in colorectal cancer treatment identified
About 30 per cent of colon cancer patients in New Zealand first learned they had the disease when they presented acutely to hospital.NewsReport highlights impact of HRC-funded research
A new report tells the story of how the HRC contributes to the health of New Zealand across the full value chain – from generating the knowledge needed to germinate ideas right through to the clinical testing of innovations in our health system.NewsResearch award for dedicated rheumatologist
Professor Lisa Stamp from Otago University's Christchurch campus has been awarded the Jubilee Celebration Research Award from Arthritis New Zealand.NewsRevolutionising heart disease diagnosis
Christchurch researchers are playing a key role in a new company aiming to revolutionise the accurate diagnosis of heart conditions.NewsEU research opportunity: Biomarkers for nutrition and health
A call for joint transnational research proposals on biomarkers for nutrition and health will be launched this February - and New Zealand researchers can get involved.NewsNZ joins $200m science investment fund
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce yesterday announced that New Zealand has joined Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).NewsSaline treatment safe for critically ill
The largest clinical trial ever conducted exclusively in New Zealand intensive care units has not found any safety concerns with using saline as fluid therapy for intensive care patients.NewsFellow's research career continues to soar
Dr Fiona McBryde says that experiments to date show that restricting the blood supply to the brain can cause a very rapid increase in blood pressure.NewsHRC explorer grant applications open 1 October 2015
Innovative research funding: targeting transformative research Explorer grant applications open 1October 2015NewsCalcium supplements no help for bones
Two HRC-funded studies published in The British Medical Journal this week conclude that increasing calcium intake is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.NewsHRC celebrates 25 years of making a difference to NZ health
Today we mark our 25th anniversary – and what a 25 years it has been. New Zealand has every reason to be proud of its health research, and its health researchers.NewsHRC 'refresh' results announced
Today's release of the findings from the government's 'strategic refresh' of the HRC is "great news for the future of health research in this country", says HRC Chief Executive Professor Kath McPherson.NewsTreating low blood sugar in newborns prevents brain damage
Stabilising blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, appears to prevent brain damage, according to the first study of its kind.NewsOpportunity for transformative research
Our Explorer Grants provide seed support for transformative research ideas at an early stage, before an application for greater investment through standard funding mechanisms.NewsNgā Kanohi Kitea Project recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the HRC's 2015 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Full Project Grants.NewsResearch competition inspires Pacific students
Read about the University of Otago Pacific Islands Research & Student Support Unit's competition to encourage students to visualise themselves as future health researchers.NewsNew Ngā Pou Senior Fellowships awarded
Two of New Zealand’s leading Māori health researchers have been awarded the inaugural HRC Ngā Pou Senior Fellowship worth $300,000 each.News$800k awarded for research partnership projects
The HRC has offered nearly $800,000 in funding for four research partnership projects that are seeking to improve New Zealand’s health care services in the short term.NewsCelebrating 25 years of improving Kiwis' health
The HRC will mark 25 years of making a real difference to people’s health both here and abroad at a special anniversary event at Parliament tonight.NewsStudy backs up WHO report on bowel cancer and red meat link
People who eat red or processed meat daily have a 40 per cent higher risk of bowel cancer than those who eat it once a week or less, according to the latest research from HRC Girdlers’ fellow Dr Kathryn Bradbury.News$8.2m for emerging health researchers
The HRC has today announced a record total of $8.2 million in awards to support the careers of the next generation of health research leaders.News