One million dollars has been awarded to the six winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. In a ceremony […]
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Viagra trial in pregnant women may save underweight babies
Growth restriction in utero is a potentially serious pregnancy complication with no current treatment options. Around the world, researchers are […]
Continue readingAuckland SAVVY workshop boosts scientists’ confidence
Science Media SAVVY in Auckland Twelve keen scientists were put through their paces in Auckland in mid-March in the second […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists at forefront of cancer fight
From the Otago Daily Times: New Zealand scientists, part of a team which includes researchers at prestigious US university Stanford, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Stem cell hope for kidney patients
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research, led by New Zealand scientists Alan Davidson, which has found […]
Continue readingNZ Herald – Chris de Freitas: Flood prediction fraught with uncertainty
In an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas of the University of Auckland explains why the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Vitamins aid becoming a father, study shows
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about an Auckland-led review which suggests that taking certain supplements could help […]
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 readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Male moa stayed at home to sit on eggs
Analysis of moa eggshells suggest that, much like modern ratites like the kiwi, it was male moa that sat on […]
Continue readingEast & Bays Courier: Scientist has stem cells on the brain
Sarah Moyes writes in the East & Bays Courier about neuroscientist Bronwen Connor, who is researching adult stem cells in […]
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