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Revolutionising heart disease diagnosis
Christchurch researchers are playing a key role in a new company aiming to revolutionise the accurate diagnosis of heart conditions.NewsEU research opportunity: Biomarkers for nutrition and health
A call for joint transnational research proposals on biomarkers for nutrition and health will be launched this February - and New Zealand researchers can get involved.NewsNZ joins $200m science investment fund
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce yesterday announced that New Zealand has joined Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).NewsSaline treatment safe for critically ill
The largest clinical trial ever conducted exclusively in New Zealand intensive care units has not found any safety concerns with using saline as fluid therapy for intensive care patients.NewsFellow's research career continues to soar
Dr Fiona McBryde says that experiments to date show that restricting the blood supply to the brain can cause a very rapid increase in blood pressure.NewsHRC explorer grant applications open 1 October 2015
Innovative research funding: targeting transformative research Explorer grant applications open 1October 2015NewsCalcium supplements no help for bones
Two HRC-funded studies published in The British Medical Journal this week conclude that increasing calcium intake is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.NewsHRC celebrates 25 years of making a difference to NZ health
Today we mark our 25th anniversary – and what a 25 years it has been. New Zealand has every reason to be proud of its health research, and its health researchers.NewsHRC 'refresh' results announced
Today's release of the findings from the government's 'strategic refresh' of the HRC is "great news for the future of health research in this country", says HRC Chief Executive Professor Kath McPherson.NewsTreating low blood sugar in newborns prevents brain damage
Stabilising blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, appears to prevent brain damage, according to the first study of its kind.NewsOpportunity for transformative research
Our Explorer Grants provide seed support for transformative research ideas at an early stage, before an application for greater investment through standard funding mechanisms.NewsNgā Kanohi Kitea Project recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the HRC's 2015 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Full Project Grants.NewsResearch competition inspires Pacific students
Read about the University of Otago Pacific Islands Research & Student Support Unit's competition to encourage students to visualise themselves as future health researchers.NewsNew Ngā Pou Senior Fellowships awarded
Two of New Zealand’s leading Māori health researchers have been awarded the inaugural HRC Ngā Pou Senior Fellowship worth $300,000 each.News$800k awarded for research partnership projects
The HRC has offered nearly $800,000 in funding for four research partnership projects that are seeking to improve New Zealand’s health care services in the short term.NewsCelebrating 25 years of improving Kiwis' health
The HRC will mark 25 years of making a real difference to people’s health both here and abroad at a special anniversary event at Parliament tonight.NewsStudy backs up WHO report on bowel cancer and red meat link
People who eat red or processed meat daily have a 40 per cent higher risk of bowel cancer than those who eat it once a week or less, according to the latest research from HRC Girdlers’ fellow Dr Kathryn Bradbury.News$8.2m for emerging health researchers
The HRC has today announced a record total of $8.2 million in awards to support the careers of the next generation of health research leaders.News"Personalised” approach to managing obesity
Ethnic differences in New Zealand’s obesity rates are often attributed to consuming too many calories and a sedentary lifestyle. But a new HRC-funded study may help prove that this is only part of the story.NewsStudy to examine kava’s link to drink-driving
Dr Apo Aporosa from Waikato University has received a HRC Pacific postdoctoral fellowship to examine the effects of the popular Pacific Island drink, kava, on driver ability and road safety.NewsNew breast cancer register request for proposals
Registrations for a new breast cancer register requests for proposals (RFP) open in HRC Gateway today.NewsUpcoming RFP for breast cancer partnership
A third round of funding through the Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand partnership will be outlined in a Request for Proposals (RFP) in late-January 2016.NewsNew HRC Māori Health Committee member
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emma Wyeth (Kai Tahu) to the HRC's Māori Health Committee.NewsThe perceptions of Tongan males towards gambling
Edmond Fehoko from AUT University has been awarded a special PhD award to help identify strategies and interventions to minimise gambling-related harm among Tongan males.NewsHRC farewells Chair, Sir Robert Stewart
Sir Robert Stewart, KNZM, has completed his term of six years as yesterday he stepped down from his role as Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).NewsLeadership expert appointed as new Chair of the HRC
The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, has announced the new Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is Dr Lester Levy (CNZM).NewsMāori water safety record under spotlight
A newly funded study will investigate why Māori are overrepresented in the national drowning statistics despite having a strong cultural connection to the water.NewsNew Year's honour for Professor McCowan
HRC Board member Professor Lesley McCowan has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health in the 2016 New Year's honours list.NewsPredicting heart disease risk in Pasifika
HRC Pacific postdoctoral fellow Dr Allamanda Fa’atoese is exploring whether levels of a protein called lipoprotein(a) might be a good predictor of heart disease among New Zealand’s Pacific population.NewsProgramme targets health of Māori women and their babies
Associate Professor Beverley Lawton has received one of nine new HRC programme research grants to help young pregnant Māori women and their children get the best care possible to improve their health and wellbeing.NewsNew breast cancer project
An additional research project has been funded through the Breast Cancer in New Zealand Research initiative to test a new drug target.NewsNZ–US enabling grants for childhood obesity research
The HRC is seeking applications from New Zealand-based researchers who have demonstrated collaborations and linkages with US-based researchers, with a specific focus on the determinants and prevention of childhood obesity.News