News & Opinion
Click here to read the latest newsletter from NZHR.
Read MoreClick here to read the paper on Clinical Trials in New Zealand
Read MoreClick here to read the latest newsletter from NZHR
Read MoreHealth research advocate, New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR), welcomes the Mental Health and Addictions report but says that research funding is woefully inadequate. NZHR Chief Executive, Chris Higgins, said that according to the report public spending on mental health and addiction services in the last year amounted to $1.4b “The report also indicates that…
Read MoreClick here to read the November newsletter
Read MoreImagine that you are diagnosed with dementia. You’re told it will progressively deprive you of your ability to think, your personality, and your independence. Now imagine the doctor says your condition could have been treated if it was diagnosed 10 years earlier, but the damage to your brain is now too extensive. An Auckland researcher…
Read MoreHow many companies are developing new antibiotics in order to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections? Not enough. Many medical breakthroughs in the last century could ultimately be labelled as worthless or lost through the spread of antimicrobial resistance. New resistance mechanisms have emerged and are spreading globally, threatening the pharmaceuticals industries ability to treat infectious illnesses and…
Read MorePlans to produce next-generation hip replacements by 3D-bioprinting bone were among many University of Otago research projects supported by more than $3.5 million in career development awards. ”It seems futuristic, but it’s also realistic,” Dr Khoon Lim, an Otago University bioengineer, said of the new approach. He is developing a Lego-like system to 3D-bioprint bone;…
Read MoreDr Susan Jack The true burden of rheumatic fever in New Zealand may be underestimated because serology cut-off guidelines are too high resulting in undercounting about 16 cases annually, new collaborative research has found. The joint study by researchers from the University of Otago, ESR, University of Auckland and the Menzies School of Health Research,…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2018 Health research advocate, New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR), welcomes the government’s decision to continue funding the National Science Challenges but says that funding for health research still falls well short of what New Zealanders need and expect. NZHR Chief Executive Chris Higgins said that the total ten year funding allocated to…
Read More
