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The Living Well for Disabled People project
A set of guiding principles and priority actions to help people experiencing disabilities to reduce their risk of obesity have been identified.NewsHRC to fund research partnerships between researchers and health delivery organisations
Four projects have been offered HRC funding for research that will improve health delivery in New Zealand.NewsAdolescent cannabis use linked to IQ decline
The persistent use of cannabis before age 18 has been linked to lasting harm to intelligence, according to the latest research from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study.NewsNew $150k Explorer Grants available
New Explorer Grants worth up to $150,000 each are now on offer to help Kiwi health researchers explore their unconventional ideas.NewsWomen scoop Sir Charles Hercus fellowships
Dr Bridget Stocker from the Malaghan Institute is one of three top researchers, all female, to receive the prestigious Sir Charles Hercus fellowship.NewsNew book focuses on improving Pacific health
A new book launched by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) on 28 February contains a collection of research papers from the fourth HRC Pacific Health Research Fono, which was held last year.NewsStudy identifies key to brain's role in fertility
Professor Allan Herbison and his team at the University of Otago, Dunedin, have made a landmark discovery that opens the door to new fertility treatmentsNewsDrill-less technique may reduce kids' dentist fears
Children have been shown to significantly prefer a new way of treating tooth decay that doesn’t involve needles or drills, according to an HRC-funded study by Otago dental specialists.NewsNew breakthrough in understanding hearing loss
A major breakthrough in the understanding of hearing and noise-induced hearing loss has been made by hearing scientists from three Pacific Rim universities.NewsNew discovery may explain genetic link to diabetes
Research led by Professor Peter Shepherd from The University of Auckland has revealed a new way in which glucose regulates insulin secretion.NewsNew compound holds promise for drug addicts
A new class of compound that acts on the kappa opioid receptors in the brain is offering hope as Wellington researchers look for anti-addiction drugs with fewer side effects.NewsCall for Expressions of Interest to support US-NZ collaborations
The HRC is seeking Expressions of Interest from New Zealand-based researchers with links to the US to help address the impact of chronic non-communicable diseases, especially in the Pacific region.NewsExploring heart disease in Pacific communities
John Sluyter from The University of Auckland will use his Pacific health research fellowship to explore whether it's possible to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in Pacific communities.NewsReducing obesity among Pacific youth
Dr Riz Firestone was recently interviewed on Radio NZ about her HRC-funded research to help reduce obesity among Pacific youth.NewsMāori Health Committee
The Māori Health Committee is a statutory committee of the HRC and is responsible for advising Council on health research for Māori.General informationPartnership invests $1.3m to support Pacific health
The HRC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, has announced a $1.3 million investment for four projects that will support Pacific communities to be healthy.NewsHRC to launch new online submission system
The HRC will launch a new online submission system called HRC Gateway for the 2015 funding round. HRC Gateway will replace the current system (known as EASY), which has been in place since 2005.NewsBreakthrough in brain fertility control
Otago researchers, led by Professor Allan Herbison, have made a landmark discovery about how the brain controls fertility in humans.NewsOver $1.2m awarded for Māori health research
Clinical psychologist Dr Margaret Dudley has received an HRC Māori health research fellowship to help improve rehabilitation outcomes for Māori following a stroke or head injury.NewsNew Zealand's 'hottest' researchers revealed
University of Canterbury's Dr Paul Gardner has crunched the numbers... and two HRC-funded researchers - Professors Ian Reid and Allan Herbison - are in the top three 'hottest' researchers in New Zealand.NewsPioneer honoured for work on powerful toxins
Professor John Fraser, who has a long association with the HRC, has received the Sir Charles Hercus Medal at the Royal Society of New Zealand's honours dinner for his pioneering work on bacterial superantigens.NewsTraumatic brain injury stats worse than thought
An HRC-funded study to estimate rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) suggests the worldwide incidence of TBI could be six times higher than previously estimated.NewsStudy 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.News