Health authorities have approved the use of hemp derived medication Elixinol – on a one-off basis – to treat a […]
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UPDATED: Single dose HPV vaccine – Expert reaction
New international research indicates that just one dose of the Cervarix HPV vaccine – currently unavailable in New Zealand – […]
Continue readingApproving the new female libido-boosting drug – Expert reaction
An expert advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted in favour of conditionally approving a […]
Continue readingScience Media SAVVY – upcoming Palmy video workshop
The Science Media Centre and Mohawk Media will hit Palmerston North in July host a workshop on communicating scientific concepts […]
Continue readingSMC Social Media Snapshot – how are our research institutions using Twitter, Facebook etc?
Science and social media make comfortable bedfellows according to the inaugural SMC Social Media Snapshot, which examines use of social […]
Continue readingNo slowdown in global warming – experts respond
The widely reported slowdown of global warming since the start of the millennium – often called the ‘hiatus’ – is […]
Continue readingHRC funding for the health of New Zealand
Female infertility, better housing and kicking the smoking habit are just some of the health issues to be tackled by […]
Continue readingQueen’s Birthday Honour’s list recognises scientists
The contribution of individual New Zealanders to science and society has been recognised in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday New Zealand […]
Continue readingEndangered Maui’s dolphin now on the cusp of extinction
A new warning has sounded for the world’s smallest dolphin, with a researcher now reporting there are less than 50 […]
Continue readingSupersized ozone hole avoided
The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]
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