A special report in New Scientist, ‘High as Kiwi‘, highlights the recent changes in New Zealand’s legislative approach to emerging […]
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UPDATED: Potential Hep A contamination of fruit – experts respond
The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning consumers there is a small chance that fruit from a Hawkes Bay packhouse […]
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In an article in this week’s issue of Nature, titled ‘The art of science advice to government‘, Sir Peter Gluckman, […]
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What risks from climate change will New Zealand need to confront? What areas are most vulnerable, and what actions will […]
Continue readingMeasles cases increasing
Increasing cases of measles, particularly in Auckland, have health officials worried. The discovery of two measles infected passengers on a […]
Continue readingDietary protein, health and mortality – experts respond
Two separate studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism each suggest that low protein intake may play a key role […]
Continue readingHeavy-drinking Kiwis go for cheaper alcohol
New results from an international alcohol research collaboration show that heavy-drinking New Zealanders tend to buy cheaper, off-premise alcohol, and […]
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Predicting future flu strains – experts respond
A new study in the journal Nature describes a model that can successfully predict changes in seasonal human influenza virus […]
Continue readingNZ Parkinson’s trial on hold – experts respond
An Auckland biotech company is putting its trial of an experimental Parkinson’s disease treatment on hold following the withdrawal of previous […]
Continue readingMarsden fund celebrates 20 years of research
Scientists, researchers and politicians are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Marsden Fund, New Zealand’s largest fund for leading-edge, fundamental […]
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