New research has found that several commonly prescribed sleeping pills are associated with a more than fourfold increased risk of […]
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Microbes in soil could help fight crime
A bid by Massey University researchers to showcase the latest DNA sequencing technologies for students around New Zealand may help […]
Continue readingExperts on speeding neutrino experiment results
From the UK SMC: Prof Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey who promised to eat his […]
Continue readingInfectious disease increases highlight inequality
An extensive analysis of New Zealand hospital records has found that admissions for serious infectious diseases increased 51 per cent […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Engineers on the Canterbury earthquakes and building earthquake-resilient cities
Almost a year on from the devastating February 22, 2011 Canterbury earthquake, the Science Media Centre put a series of […]
Continue readingClimate sceptic documents leaked – experts respond
UPDATED 21/02/12: The SMC put questions to the Heartland Institute about the veracity of the documents revealed in last week’s […]
Continue readingCannabis use doubles chances of vehicle crash
New research has found that drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to […]
Continue readingPPI heartburn drugs can slightly boost hip fracture risk
Older women who regularly take a heartburn drug known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) may have a slightly higher […]
Continue readingSNP chip technology a $52m fillip for farm sector – researcher
New Zealand farmers stand to gain $52 million over the next five years from scientific innovation which has given a […]
Continue readingNZ innovation underpins global probe of sheep genome
New Zealand science has made a key contribution to international research which has laid open the genetic history of sheep […]
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