A large study released today in the Lancet medical journal compares cancer survival rates in several countries, with good news […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
New UK consensus on vitamin D – experts respond
Earlier today, UK health charities launched a consensus position paper on vitamin D covering issues of sun exposure, cancer risk […]
Continue reading‘Beware quick-fix diets’ – NZ nutrition experts
As summer holidays approach — and the appeal of fad diets grows amongst people aiming to slim down quickly — […]
Continue reading‘Cancun Agreements’ emerge from COP16 talks – experts respond
Over the weekend, delegates at UN climate talks adopted the ‘Cancun Agreements‘, laying the groundwork for an extension to Kyoto […]
Continue readingExperts on mobile phones and child behaviour
A newly published paper has drawn a link between regular mobile phone use by pregnant women before and after their […]
Continue readingAttack on fur seal colony – expert responds
23 New Zealand fur seal pups and adults were found clubbed to death this morning at Ohau Point, near Kaikoura. […]
Continue reading2010 Global temperatures in top 3 warmest on record – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization released its draft annual statement on the status of global climate today at UN climate talks […]
Continue readingArsenic-eating bacteria expand scope of what life could be
NASA researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria in a lake in California that uses arsenic as one of its […]
Continue readingLong term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia
Long-term exposure to pesticides could raise the risk of developing dementia, a study published today in the journal Occupational and […]
Continue readingNIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2010 – February 2011
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A typical La Niña summer likely” A moderate to […]
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