Are many of us wasting our time with efforts to get in shape? An article in the New Zealand Herald […]
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New Zealand leads the way in high temperature superconductors
This week, the 18th International Superconductivity Industry Summit (ISIS-18) will take place in Wellington. The Summit brings together various companies […]
Continue readingResearch calls for substantial reduction in salt intake
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month has prompted calls in Europe for EU-wide […]
Continue readingClimate scientists respond to IPCC criticisms
This week, the NZ Herald ran an editorial calling for greater scientific rigour and new leadership for the IPCC. An […]
Continue readingExpert responds to ‘Gardasil’ HPV vaccine concerns featured on TVNZ’s Close Up
TVNZ’s flagship current affairs programme Close Up led its 2 Feb broadcast with an extended segment on the Gardasil HPV […]
Continue readingWakefield paper retracted by The Lancet
Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: February – April 2010
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A cool end to summer, and continuing drier than […]
Continue readingUK experts on Wakefield’s General Medical Council ruling
The UK’s General Medical Council has ruled that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the MMR vaccine can be […]
Continue readingOne step closer to livestock that burp less
Today, the first map of a rumen methanogen DNA sequence was published in the journal PLoS One, giving scientists worldwide […]
Continue readingHealthy eating in our schools – are we doing enough?
Nearly a year ago, Education Minster Anne Tolley announced the scrapping of a mandate for healthy foods in schools: “As […]
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