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Cannabis 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 […]
Continue readingKauri tree rings give new insight into El Nino/La Nina cycles
Climate scientists interested in how El Nino/La Nina weather patterns may interact with future global warming are expected to take […]
Continue readingIs sugar as toxic as alcohol?
In a ‘provocative’ commentary article, several scientists have called for sugar to be regulated as a harmful substance like alcohol […]
Continue readingEasy-to-understand nutrition info gets green light from researchers
As New Zealand policy-makers examine ways to help consumers make healthy food choices, a new Otago study has shown that […]
Continue readingWhen good research could be used for terrorism
Prominent scientists — including a New Zealander who is one of the world’s leading virologists — have published commentaries on […]
Continue readingMove to suppress dual-use research “a wise one”
Prominent scientists — including a New Zealander who is one of the world’s leading virologists — have published commentaries on […]
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