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Māori and Pacific Parkinson’s research backs its future with grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Minister calls on tourism to ‘rejuvenate’ New Zealand’s brand
Māori values, systems and ethics integral in achieving regenerative tourism
Scientists solve solar secret
Study finds travel restrictions most undesirable lockdown feature
Research offers new hope for people living with seizures
UOC Shares Painting Gifted to Christchurch Muslim Community
Researchers provide new insight into sustainable investing
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease “alarmingly” high
Big duck discovery
Answers for families as researchers identify new rare genetic mutation
Alcohol Dependence Significantly Increases Suicide Risk – Otago Study
Nitrate levels in drinking water and bowel cancer
Study examines reason for decline in death rates after heart attack
Tooth study prompts rethink of human evolution
Study provides first nationwide snapshot of NZ conservation volunteers
Vaccination programme failing those with mental health and addiction issues
Hormone found to regulate mothers’ behaviour
Support for bicultural legal education
Potential to identify risk of Alzheimer’s in middle age
Hefty bags hindering active transport to school
Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in different way from tobacco
Researchers help debunk harmful misconception about Autism
Lack of support for women who have early miscarriages, study finds
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Pilot scheme findings conclude mental health response partnership model success
Artificial intelligence equal to diagnosing prostate cancer, study finds
Study finds children exposed to brand minute
Kiwi scientists develop method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse in pandemic
Nutritional value of huhu grubs assessed for first time
Call to report bottled water quality results on labels
Microbe communities discovered under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Personalised approach needed for diabetes prevention: study
Discrimination placing LGBTIQ+ people at risk of homelessness
‘Breakthrough’ Otago research confirms skin infections as cause of rheumatic fever
Kurī overlooked for ecological impact on early New Zealand
Veski Fellowship to give POP researcher international experience boosting 3D Bioprinted clinical construct
Blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection supported by health grant
Tooth cavities provide unique ecological insight into living primates and fossil humans
New Smokefree Action Plan will transform tobacco policy, Otago researchers say
Research could inform future cannabis legalisation policies
Researchers pinpoint best diet for type 2 diabetes weight loss
Some cancer patients missing out on recommended nutrition advice
Otago’s sustainability efforts recognised at Australasian awards
Housing researchers win Rutherford Medal, NZ’s top research honour
Psychiatric wards ignoring hospitals’ non-smoking policies, study finds
$2.9m HRC funding for Otago
Inaugural Six60 Scholars announced