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2013 HRC Pacific health research roadshows
This year the HRC is holding its Pacific health research roadshows at a number of host institutions throughout the country.NewsPacific fathers cultivating the future
It takes a village to raise a child, so the saying goes, and in traditional societies this much is true. But, in modern society the notion of family and parental roles are constantly changing.NewsInjury researcher wins national leadership award
The HRC extends its warmest congratulatons to Professor Shanthi Ameratunga, the 2013 recipient of the Injury Prevention Network Te Manaia Leadership Award.NewsRestoring diabetic patients' damaged hearts
Professor Garth Cooper and his diabetes research group at The University of Auckland have developed a new copper treatment that can restore diabetic patients' damaged hearts and other organs back to normal.NewsHigher oxygen levels to aid premature babies' survival
The first results from the HRC funded BOOST-NZ study (Benefits of Oxygen Saturation Targeting) are in and they suggest that switching from lower to higher oxygen levels could help more extremely premature babies survive.NewsHeart test inventor wins innovation grant
HRC-funded researcher Associate Professor Chris Pemberton has won a University of Otago Innovation Proof of Concept grant to further develop his world-first test for predicting those at imminent risk of a heart attack.NewsUtakura River project benefits health of locals
As part of an HRC-funded project, local environmental group Te Roopu Taiao o Utakura has gathered important baseline data about the relationship between the health of local Māori and the water quality of Lake Ōmāpere and its only outlet the…NewsBoard member honoured for service to Wellington
HRC Board member Suzanne Snively has won the 2013 Wellingtonian of the Year Award from a strong list of category winners at The Dominion Post-sponsored awards.NewsExploring an iwi view of wellbeing
Emerging Māori health researcher Jodi Porter has developed an iwi-specific framework to help gauge the wellbeing of one of her iwi, Ngai Tai in Tōrere.NewsViagra clinical trial for at-risk pregnant mums
The world's first clinical trial treating pregnant mums carrying babies struggling to grow in the womb with Sildenafil (Viagra) will soon get underway with funding from the HRC and Gravida.NewsMāori PhD scholarship for respiratory research
The Asthma Foundation and HRC have formed a joint research partnership initiative to support a Māori PhD student to undertake high-quality respiratory research for Māori.NewsSpecial medal awarded to cot death expert
Congratulations to Professor Ed Mitchell who has received the Howard Williams Medal from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for his contributions to paediatrics and child health.NewsHandling touchy childhood weight issues
Otago University research into how to engage the parents of overweight and obese children shows giving feedback in a straightforward and non-judgemental way is best.News$1.5m to foster Māori health research
Today the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) announced $1.5 million in funding to emerging Māori health researchers as part of its 2014 Career Development Awards programme.NewsGenetic link found for rare form of epilepsy
HRC-funded researcher Dr Lynette Sadleir from the University of Otago, Wellington, is part of an international team that have discovered a link between mutations to a single gene and a rare seizure and speech disorder.NewsE-cigarettes on a par with nicotine patches
The first clinical trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches has found that both methods show comparable success in helping smokers to quit.NewsRFP: Pertussis booster immunisation in pregnancy
A new Request for Proposals (RFP) will be released this month to fund a piece of research that will investigate pertussis (whooping cough) booster immunisation in pregnancy.NewsReport on Māori and palliative care released
A new Ministry of Health and HRC-funded report has just been released on palliative care and Māori from a health literacy perspective.NewsRoyal College honours top Kiwi paediatrician
Former HRC Board member, Distinguished Professor Jane Harding from The University of Auckland, is to be awarded the Howard Williams Medal for 2014 at the Royal College of Physicians Congress in Auckland next May.NewsClinical partnerships tackle major health challenges
The HRC has awarded more than $750,000 for four research partnership projects that will help improve New Zealand's health care services in the short term.NewsFast-track diagnostic tool cuts hospital admissions
A new fast-track cardiac diagnostic tool trialled at Christchurch Hospital is already cutting down the number of unnecessary hospital admissions involving people presenting with chest pain.NewsFear of missing out linked to alcohol harm
Students who have a greater 'fear of missing out' are much more likely to experience negative consequences from drinking alcohol, new University of Otago psychology research suggests.NewsHRC fellow's study reveals profile of Māori graduates
The latest research led by HRC Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie fellow Dr Reremoana Theodore has provided important insights into the profile of Māori university graduates as part of the 10-year Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand.NewsModels simulate shaken baby syndrome motion
University of Auckland PhD student Tom Lintern has built anatomical computer models of a baby’s head that can simulate the different motions generated from shaking associated with child abuse.NewsDoctor recognised for new bronchiectasis treatment
Congratulations to Dr Conroy Wong who has won the $20,000 Value of Medicines Award for his HRC-funded research into bronchiectasis, a debilitating lung disorder with very few effective treatments.NewsEffects of vitamin D on bone density questioned
An HRC-funded study led by University of Auckland Professor Ian Reid suggests that the widespread use of vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis in healthy adults is unneccessary.NewsNo ACC cover delays spinal cord injury recovery
A new study on the socioeconomic outcomes for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) has found those not covered by ACC had their income drop by 45 per cent 30 months after the injury, whereas those covered retained their income and standard of livinNewsThe importance of child-focused research
In this month's issue of Ethics Notes, Dr Nicola Atwool from Otago University discusses how ethical research allows children to participate not just as data providers but also as social actors capable of influencing how adults think.NewsFunding outcomes for 2012/2013
Over the course of a year, the HRC typically offers in excess of 30 different funding opportunities, including sporadically released Requests for Proposals.NewsStudy shows later effects of being very small at birth
Professor Brian Darlow of the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found that although people born weighing less than 1500gm tend to be more socially isolated and achieve less academically, they are as happy with their quality of life as peers.NewsFollow the HRC
Go to https://twitter.com/HRCNewZealand to follow us.News'The eyes have it' in health research career awards
Three of New Zealand's up-and-coming eye researchers will each receive up to $500,000 from the HRC's 2014 Career Development Awards programme.News