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Using AI to avoid over- and under-prescribing medicines for older NZers
A newly funded study will seek to develop New Zealand’s first digital tool using AI technology to guide the safer use of medicines in older adults. It is one of 24 HRC grants announced today to support emerging researchers.NewsNurse practitioners: Re-prioritising primary care delivery to promote equity
Aotearoa New Zealand is faced with persisting issues of inequitable healthcare access and outcomes, the need for increased prevention of disease and promotion of health, and a shortage of general practitioners (GPs).Funding proposalsEnhancing the health and wellbeing of rangatahi experiencing early psychosis
Psychosis is a disabling condition that has significant impact on quality of life and health and well-being, with disparities in physical health in particular being described as the ‘scandal of premature mortality’.Funding proposalsNew HRC research: Can a pill help to keep weight off and does diabetes damage the ‘power-supply’ to the heart?
An effective pill to prevent obese people regaining weight they have lost and research that will help us understand how diabetes can cause the heart to fail are just two of the areas targeted by research supported by the HRC.NewsHe Whiringa Māramatanga: Kaupapa Māori Music and healing
‘He Whiringa Māramatanga’ examines Kaupapa Māori music theories and practices as a pathway to accelerating Māori well-being. Music theory is primarily located within western music notation, harmony, and tonality.Funding proposalsA Kaupapa Māori behavioural health intervention for harmful substance use
There are significant harms associated with substance use that affect Māori communities throughout Aotearoa.Funding proposalsExpanding connection: the process of reconnection for Māori youth
Māori health research has increasingly highlighted the importance of connection to culture as an important protective factor against negative health outcomes for Māori.Funding proposalsTimely access to rongoa Māori in cancer care services for Māori
Prior to Europeans arriving in Aotearoa, traditional Māori way of healing was the only hauora practice Māori knew. Today, traditonal Māori healing is known as Rongoā Māori.Funding proposalsDevelopment of a topical treatment for management of chronic wounds
Chronic wounds are non-healing wounds in which the physiological healing process is impaired, often in parallel with an underlying disease or condition, for example, peripheral vascular disorders, diabetes and obesity.Funding proposalsThe role of antidepressants in promoting antibiotic resistance
In New Zealand and around the world, rates of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are rising. This is cause for alarm because once antibiotics stop working, even minor infections can become much more severe.Funding proposalsHaumanu Hauora - Determining the Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Aotearoa
Publicly funded bariatric surgery is currently distributed inequitably in Aotearoa, New Zealand.Funding proposalsAIM-Safer: Automated Intelligence for Safer Medication use in older adults
By 2028, NZ's ageing population will reach 1 million, with one-third taking five or more medicines (called polypharmacy). Polypharmacy increases the risk falls, injuries and hospitalisation.Funding proposalsDesign of a rehabilitation model for cardiovascular health after stroke
After stroke, regular moderate to high intensity exercise is important to prevent another stroke and improve function.Funding proposalsLight assisted management of fungal keratitis
Non-pharmacological, light-based anti-infective approaches have the potential to kill a wide range of microorganisms, irrespective of antimicrobial resistance status.Funding proposalsBalancing heart energetics: Diabetes, Statins and Coenzyme Q10
Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and therefore diabetics are commonly prescribed lipid-lowering drugs (statins) to help reduce this risk. The heart requires constant energy to continuously beat throughout life.Funding proposalsAntenatal corticosteroids effect on Lactation and Maternal-infant health (ALMA)
Women who birth by Caesarean section (CS) are more likely to experience issues with breastfeeding and their babies are at greater risk of breathing difficulties after birth.Funding proposalsCo-creating a parental resource with migrants to support youth mental health
In 2018, 17% of New Zealand (NZ)’s population consisted of individuals identifying with Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, or African ethnicities with more than three quarters of them born overseas.Funding proposalsCultivating Wellbeing by Advancing Indigenous Perspectives of Autism
This research project explores Māori, Pacific, and International Indigenous diasporic perspectives of autism and disability.Funding proposalsEngineering enzymes to enable CAR T-cells to synergise with chemotherapy
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in Aotearoa, and innovative therapies are urgently needed. CAR T-cell therapies, whereby a patient’s own immune cells are engineered to recognise tumour-specific antigens, have been game-changing for lymphomas.Funding proposalsUnderstanding new targets for weight loss therapeutics
Obesity is a growing global health concern, and obesity/obesity-related health conditions (such as cardiovascular disease/type 2 diabetes) decrease quality of life, and increase mortality.Funding proposalsElectromagnetic tracking system for the gut
The journey of food through the gut is long and extremely complex! When the gut function is impaired, nutritional support and diagnostic interventions often require insertion of catheters, which is usually performed without any visual guidance.Funding proposalsHypothalamic inhibition of GIPR signalling to increase health during ageing
The population in New Zealand and worldwide is ageing. Ageing is associated with an increased risk of health problems, including the development of type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and a decline in memory function.Funding proposalsAtrial fibrillation: linking heart cell structure to electrical function
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder in Aotearoa. Patients with AF experience a chaotic spread of electrical signals throughout the top of the heart, resulting in uncoordinated pumping of blood.Funding proposalsAdvancing breast and ovarian cancer prevention strategies
Women at high-risk of breast and ovarian cancer need new and effective prevention strategies.Funding proposalsHRC Pacific Health Research Fono 2012
Pacific Edge: Transforming Knowledge into Innovative Practice 18 - 19 April 2012 | Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, AucklandNewsInterferon-alpha targets as prognostic biomarkers for IBD patients
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic debilitating intestinal diseases affecting 25,000 people in New Zealand, and costing ~$245 million in healthcare annually.Funding proposalsPasifikmetrics: A psychometric measure of Pasifika mental health literacy
Positive links have been demonstrated between mental health literacy (MHL) and mental health and wellbeing outcomes.Funding proposalsSpecial Update 27 May 2024
NewsUsing ‘human digital twins’ and a ‘nudge’ to explore a new paradigm in diabetes care
The HRC is funding exploratory research into the use of ‘human digital twins’ and artificial intelligence aimed at reversing Type 2 diabetes. The work is among 20 potentially transformative research studies awarded funding in our 2024 Explorer Grants…NewsScoping pae ora with Māori communities and tāne Māori after a DTP in prison
Post-prison treatment and support in community for people with co-existing mental illness and abuse and addiction problems is conducive to improved relationships, and better employment and health outcomes, including recovery and lives free from offending.Funding proposalsStrengthening How People Reconnect to the Environment for the Health of the Plan
The kaupapa (topic) of this Explorer Grant application discusses the importance of a strong connection to the environment to ensure a flourishing future for the planet and people.Funding proposalsDevelopment and validation of Human Digital Twins for reversing Type II Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) affects five percent of Aotearoa's population, with a higher prevalence among Māori and Pacific Islanders, indicating a pressing need for precision prevention strategies.Funding proposals