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Study highlights rescue workers' achievements
Early results from a study into the occupational health of emergency workers shows they played a vital role during the Christchurch earthquakes and aftershocks.NewsStudy uncovers complex genetics in inflammatory bowel disease
University of Otago researcher Dr Rebecca Roberts has uncovered links between debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and other inflammatory diseases like arthritis.NewsFood pricing can affect Kiwis' health
An HRC-funded literature review, led by Dr Helen Eyles from The University of Auckland, has found that subsidising fruit and vegetables and taxing soft drinks and saturated fats could improve the health of New Zealanders.NewsAnalysing violent youth offenders in New Zealand
Dr Julia Ioane, an HRC Pacific health career development award recipient, shares her PhD findings comparing violent Pacific Island youth offenders with Māori and Palagi violent youth offenders.NewsGetting ethics approval after the fact
Health research guidelines consistently rule out retrospective ethics approval. However, in the latest issue of Ethics Notes, Associate Professor Tim Dare argues that there are good reasons for a more flexible rule.NewsProfessor receives New Year honour
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, a member of the HRC's Board and chair of the HRC Māori Health Committee, has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year Honours.NewsKiwi study provides new insights into dodgy tickers
Kiwi researchers have developed the world’s most detailed 3D computer models of the heart’s upper chambers (atria) and of the tissue changes that occur after a heart attack.NewsNew Explorer Grants prove popular
The new Explorer Grants, which were designed to stimulate innovative health research, have generated significant interest. The HRC received 116 full applications by the closing date towards the end of 2012.NewsAnti-cancer vaccine therapy set for clinical trial
Associate Professor Ian Hermans featured on One News last night talking about his team’s HRC-funded research into new “cell-based” anti-NewsThe HRC's 2014 funding round in review
What were the main health issues supported in 2014? Find out this and more in a wrap-up of the HRC's annual funding round.NewsImpressive results for smart inhaler
A new smart asthma inhaler with an audio-visual function has dramatically improved child and adolescent use of preventative asthma medication.NewsNew HRC Pacific Health Research Fellowship available
The HRC is pleased to announce a new Pacific Career Development Award named The Sir Thomas Davis Te Patu Kite Rangi Ariki Health Research Fellowship to support high-quality Pacific health research in priority areas.NewsBone experts win PM Science Prize
The Bone and Joint Research Group at the University of Auckland has taken out the Prime Minster's Science Prize for their outstanding research into osteoporosis and fracture treatment.NewsDiscovery could speed up heart failure and pneumonia diagnosis
Otago researchers have discovered a potential new tool to help doctors in emergency departments quickly and accurately diagnose patients with heart failure and pneumonia.NewsFertility problems higher than traditionally reported
New research out of Otago University shows that waiting to have children could be more problematic than first thought.NewsHRC Finance Manager appointed
The HRC is pleased to announce that Grant Barnett has been appointed as its new Finance Manager.NewsMore than $1.3m for emerging researchers
Otago pharmacist Dr Shakila Rizwan is one of nine up-in-coming researchers to receive an Emerging Researcher First Grant in the HRC’s 2015 funding round. Read about her plans to develop nose-to-brain drug delivery for epilepsy patients.NewsPartnership funds ischaemic heart disease research
Three research projects have been awarded a total of just over $1 million to gather evidence in regards to the cost effectiveness and prioritisation of technologies in the area of ischaemic heart disease.NewsLowering Kiwis' salt intake readily achievable
An Otago study, funded by the HRC, has found that it would be relatively easy for Kiwis to reach recommended levels of lower salt intake, even if some meals included the occasional high-salt sausage.NewsRheumatic Fever Research Partnership announced
A Request for Proposals has been released for a joint initiative that will fund a number of research projects investigating rheumatic fever in New Zealand.NewsOral gel treatment reverses low blood sugar in babies
A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns, according to New Zealand research just published in the international medical journal, The Lancet.NewsNew Chair appointed to Pacific committee
Dr Mele Taumoepeau has been appointed the new Chair of the HRC's Pacific Health Research Committee, replacing the outgoing Chair Dr Etuate Saafi.News'Virtuous circle' helps Christchurch communities recover from earthquakes
A large study of six Christchurch communities shows that those with strong social connectedness and infrastructure before the earthquakes struck developed a 'virtuous circle' that helped people better adapt after the disasters.NewsReview of the HRC’s Guidelines on Pacific Health Research
The Pacific Health Research Committee is overseeing a revision of the HRC’s Guidelines on Pacific Health Research.NewsHeartburn and ulcer medicine linked to rare kidney disease
Otago researchers have found that people taking a particular type of medicine for reflux and peptic ulcers are at increased risk of a rare kidney disease.NewsEffects of alcohol misuse on 20-somethings
University of Otago, Christchurch researchers have for the first time quantified exactly what damage alcohol abuse is inflicting on 20-somethings, and in turn society.NewsOpportunity 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.News