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In the News | Published: 16 December 201623 December 2016

Targeting six lifestyle factors could considerably reduce bowel cancer rates, according to a new study investigating risk factors for the […]

In the News | Published: 16 December 201623 December 2016

Using information from the 2013 Census, researchers say that smoking is declining at an ever-increasing rate. A study, published today […]

In the News | Published: 14 December 2016

A new study found, unexpectedly, that the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 did not negatively affect school leavers. Despite […]

In the News | Published: 12 December 201611 April 2018

Comparing sisters, researchers from Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland found that baby girls born prematurely (before 32 weeks) were […]

In the News | Published: 12 December 201611 April 2018

A Consumer NZ test of 40 fresh chicken products found campylobacter in nearly two-thirds of the samples, sparking calls for […]

In the News | Published: 09 December 201611 April 2018

The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) has launched a new consensus statement on sugary drinks, calling for better information for […]

In the News | Published: 08 December 201611 April 2018

As another whitebait season ends, scientists say we can’t tell whether the fishery is sustainable because there are no measurements […]

In the News | Published: 06 December 201611 April 2018

Three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the South Island, isolating the coastal town of Kaikoura and shutting buildings […]

In the News | Published: 05 December 201611 April 2018

With the summer season kicking off, it’s not all BBQs and beaches: many scientists are heading south for the Antarctic […]

In the News | Published: 05 December 201611 April 2018

New Zealand researchers have uncovered a new mechanism that controls how insulin is released in the body, raising hopes for […]