Biochemist Warren Tate, from Otago University, has won the country’s top scientific award – the Rutherford Medal – at last […]
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Australian HPV vaccination programme reduces STD – experts respond
AusSMC: Australia’s free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for young women has decreased the diagnosis of genital warts by 59 […]
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AusSMC: Our colleagues at the AuSMC and UK SMC rounded up expert comments on the Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure […]
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TVNZ: The University of Canterbury’s earthquake expert Mark Quigley presents to a packed-out audience in Christchurch on the Canterbury quake […]
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Emerging researchers gathered in Wellington this week (1 – 3 Nov) forRunningHot! 2010, an event designed to stimulate creativity and […]
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Experts are warning that those people whose jobs consist primarily (or completely) of sitting behind a desk are facing triple […]
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It’s been a source of much puzzlement and discussion that, despite New Zealand ranking high on many of the metrics […]
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The New Zealand Association of Scientists last night presented its annual awards at a ceremony in Wellington. The winners were […]
Continue readingImproving recovery after strokes
International research involving University of Otago researchers has found a new neuronal signalling pathway which could lead to improved treatments […]
Continue readingLimiting brain damage in stroke victims – new research
Current therapies for stroke victims depend on rapid access to medical care. Within hours of a stroke, irreversible brain damage […]
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