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The use of cannabis as a medicine in New Zealand
During this study, health care professionals and their patients will be questioned about how they currently perceive the use of cannabis as a medicine, specifically the knowledge and expectations they have around its use.Funding proposalsFertility and IVF and IUI trial in couples with uneXplained infertility (FIIX)
In NZ public funding for infertility treatments is extremely limited. Couples with unexplained infertility wait five years to become eligible and then wait 12 months or more for treatment.Funding proposalsBreastfeeding support for whanau Maori: The Northland experience
Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in strengthening immunity, physical and psychological development of the infant.Funding proposalsTickling cancer cells to provoke an antitumour immune response
The goal of the project is to find new therapeutic strategies to re-programme immunologically unresponsive so-called ‘cold’ cancers.Funding proposalsA mega randomised registry trial comparing two approaches to oxygen therapy
Provision of life support (mechanical ventilation) is required for most critically ill patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Delivery of oxygen to such patients often exposes them to abnormally high levels of oxygen.Funding proposalsWhakamana te reo a ngā rangatahi ki roto i nga tautuhinga hauora
The proposed research aims to understand rangatahi health service engagement, and what rangatahi would want when they engage with health services in Aotearoa.Funding proposalsStrategies to improve Maori recruitment and retention into nursing
Maori recruitment into nursing has remained static at 6-7% for the past 3-4 decades.Funding proposalsTreatment of GABAergic interneuron dysfunction in preterm brain injury
Exposure to reduced oxygen and blood flow (hypoxia-ischemia) to the brain in early life is a known trigger for a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, which show common impairments in growth and connectivity of neurons in the brain.Funding proposalsMolecular mechanisms and the gut microbiome in colorectal cancer (CRC)
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the world, with poorer outcomes in Māori and Pacific peoples.Funding proposalsExploring the views of NZ born Samoan youth on alcohol consumption
There are problematic alcohol behaviours (hazardous and binge drinking) observed in the NZ born Samoan youth population more than the general population.Funding proposalsEpidemiology of cardiovascular disease among Pacific people in New Zealand
Major disparities exist between Pacific and other populations in NZ and cardiovascular disease (CVD) (including as a result of diabetes) continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and health burden for Pacific people in NZ.Funding proposalsA systematic review of alcohol research in the Pacific Islands
Alcohol has been a neglected health issue for many Pacific Islands Countries and Territories.Funding proposalsOral health of elderly Pacific people among New Zealand nursing home residents.
In New Zealand, recent studies have shown poorer oral health outcomes for elderly Pacific Island people aged 65 and over, compared to the wider population.Funding proposalsSleep, health, communication, and wellbeing for Pacific children and families
The aims of this study are: 1) to design potential sleep toolkit components in partnership with Pacific families, communities, and stakeholders that incorporate relevant Pacific cultural values and traditions (this will be achieved through fono, interviewsFunding proposalsKetamine therapy for neurotic disorders: Is there a single mechanism?
Anxiety and depression each affects ~15% of New Zealanders.Funding proposalsKeteparaha: A Community Framework to Support Māori Ageing and End-of-Life Study.
The aim of this research is to identify and develop a framework for a compassionate community toolkit to support a South Auckland Māori community with healthy ageing and end-of-life care.Funding proposalsLighted Paths: Education and pathways to better health for Pacific families
This project is leveraging off a previous investigation into associations between years of parental education at one point in time and comparatively high-level health conditions.Funding proposalsLighted paths and connecting pathways: Education, health and Pacific families
Leveraging off the work, funded by an HRC Pacific Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, which investigated associations between years of parental education and their children's health, at a given point in time.Funding proposalsGenetic discoveries for unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
The developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are the most severe group of epilepsies affecting 1 in 2000 live births. These disorders, which present in childhood, are catastrophic.Funding proposalsCan love break your heart? Oxytocin makes the failing heart skip a beat!
After a heart attack, inappropriate activation of the sympathetic nerves that innervate the heart can cause the heart to ‘skip’ a beat (arrhythmia), which is a leading cause of death.Funding proposalsUnderstanding the role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in cancer
Cancer is the largest cause of death in New Zealand and is very often treated by chemotherapy.Funding proposalsSupporting allied health professionals in rural areas
Rural healthcare is recognised as having unique complexities and challenges.Funding proposalsZoledronic acid and fracture prevention in early postmenopausal women
Fractures are an important health issue, occurring in >50% of older women. Although low bone density is a strong risk factor for fracture, 80% of fractures occur in women without low bone density.Funding proposalsThe Metformin Aneurysm Trial
Approximately 3 percent of elderly New Zealanders have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), with a greater burden amongst Māori.Funding proposalsSeeking the transport sweet spot: health, equity and zero carbon
The New Zealand land transport system is a source of adverse health impacts, inequity and greenhouse gas emissions.Funding proposalsPrioritising Māori health and equity: a critical approach to modelling
Reducing inequities in health for Māori is an objective of the New Zealand health system. Modelling is a useful tool for estimating the health benefits of interventions to inform decision-making.Funding proposalsDying as a health and social justice issue: exploring the impact of deprivation
International research has identified that people living in areas of deprivation are less likely to access services known to faciliate dying at home and improve overall satisfaction with end-of-life care.Funding proposalsRespiratory modulated pacing to improve outcomes in heart failure
A third of people diagnosed with heart failure die within the first year. The survivors have severely impaired quality of life because even day-to-day menial activities leave them breathless and incapacitated.Funding proposalsHauora Rangatahi Māori: Appropriateness and acceptability of health measures
This study will utilise qualitative methods underpinned by kaupapa Maori principles to conduct a scoping review of the advantages and disadvantages of existing youth HRQoL measures for rangatahi Maori.Funding proposalsImplementing high intensity interval training in school
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective, expedient and palatable exercise option for youth on a range of health, fitness and wellness outcomes, but there is no research on its longer term implementation in our youth.Funding proposalsMetabolic health of Maori and Pacific women: relationships between CREBRF genotype and metabolic resilience
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes is increasing, as are disparities in health burden experienced by different New Zealand sub-populations.Funding proposalsSafely improving outcomes for babies after birth by planned caesarean section
In New Zealand, more than 15,000 babies are born by caesarean section every year. Planned caesarean section poses some risk to babies, particularly the need for neonatal unit admission for breathing support.Funding proposals