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Researchers find link between rape and breathing problems
NZ records biggest GDP quarterly fall in 30 years, Otago economist
Online COVID-19 masterclass attracts thousands from around world
Smokers support Smokefree 2025 goal and measures to help achieve it
New research examines links between religion and parental support from non-family members
Less than half of schools have robust sun hat policies in place to protect children
EQC grant unites earth and social sciences
Food taxes and subsidies would bring major health gains, study shows
$1.2m funding boost for Parkinson’s disease study
Scientists secure more than $26m for health research
Research reveals how mating influences female’s life history and ageing
Health and wellbeing of older New Zealanders must be a focus post-Covid: Otago researcher
NZ’s long history of decapitations and paint attacks on public statues: new study
Researchers discover origins of beloved guinea pig
Scientist joins international call for care in scramble to develop COVID-19 treatments
Women generate lower travel-related greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
New research solves PNG archaeological mysteries
Free period products in schools to combat poverty
‘Quake brain’ study could give insight into future effects of COVID-19 crisis
Health of truck drivers and evening TV binge-watchers under Otago researchers’ spotlight
Protecting young people from smoking uptake as tobacco industry targets a new generation
Increase in HIV cases, but decline in numbers first diagnosed in New Zealand
Otago and ESR collaboration gets funding to track COVID-19 spread and evolution in NZ
Study investigates New Zealanders’ attitudes towards working from home
Research shines spotlight on health woes of Mururoa veterans and their children
Teens shocked by suicide portrayal in ’13 Reasons Why’ study finds
Higher fibre saves lives, but food processing may remove benefits
Time to kill scientific zombie that is ‘Nature v Nurture’ debate
Researchers fast-track app for bowel disease sufferers in new COVID-19 era
New University of Canterbury study finds heavy cannabis use affects human genome
New Zealanders in international study of COVID-19’s impact on depression and other mood disorders
Could working from home be new normal?
Hamish Campbell National’s candidate in Wigram
Study finds Joker movie adds to prejudice of mental illness
Large numbers of NZ military personnel suffer post-traumatic stress, Otago research reveals
Boost for contact tracing to ensure ‘gold standard’ system
Smokers turned off by plain packs, survey shows
COVID-19 modelling provides a clear warning of consequences of not acting swiftly and decisively
First governing council of New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Parkinson’s disease linked to gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin
New Zealand’s COVID-19 public health response must be aggressive
NZ researchers seeking 3,500+ volunteers for world’s largest eating disorders genetics investigation
Qld pharmacies trial fast access to urinary tract infection medication
Study of non-inherited changes to genes highlights environmental interplay in Parkinson’s
University of Otago grows Pacific science connections
Study reveals links between bee brains and human brains
Victorian world comes to life in multi-storey Dunedin lightshow
New entry categories for ‘refugee’ and ‘socioeconomic equity’ for Otago health programmes