Over $58 million is being invested into the health of New Zealanders through the government’s funding body, the Health Research […]
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Fluoride use overturned in Hamilton – expert responds
Fluoride will no longer be added to drinking supplies in New Zealand’s fourth-largest city, ending nearly five decades of established […]
Continue readingPainkiller research confirms heart risk – experts respond
New research confirms and clarifies the link between high doses of commonly prescribed painkillers and adverse cardiovascular events such as […]
Continue reading‘Slow slip’ quake beneath Wellington
Forty kilometres below Wellington two tectonic plates are grinding against each other in an almost imperceptible slow-motion earthquake. The Kapiti […]
Continue readingBPA, brain and behaviour – experts respond
A study published this week in the journal PNAS finds that mice exposed to prenatal BPA exhibit changes in brain […]
Continue readingErrors noted in stem cell ‘breakthrough’ research – Nature News
Nature News reports on new developments regarding the stem cell breakthrough published last week: several errors have been noted in […]
Continue readingSurvey finds NZ hygiene slipping – NZ Herald
An article in the New Zealand Herald reports on the results of a Kleenex-commissioned survey of the hygiene of Kiwis, […]
Continue readingFSANZ defends stance on gene ‘silencing’ – experts respond
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has responded to criticism alleging products relying on a new gene silencing technology are entering the […]
Continue readingEditorial: National Science Challenges – NZ Herald
The editorial in today’s New Zealand Herald takes a look at the government’s new National Science Challenges. An excerpt (read […]
Continue readingUpdated: Oklahoma tornado – experts respond
Updated: A Huge tornado has devastated the US state of Oklahoma killing at least 24 people and injuring many more. […]
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