Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Model for improving campylobacter management
A refined model for understanding the source of campylobacter infections may be a key management tool for public health officials around the world.
Feb 12, 2019
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Massey University
Oncology & Cancer
Gaps in health professionals' knowledge about HPV and cervical screening
The first New Zealand study of health professionals' knowledge and understanding about the human papillomavirus (HPV) has identified significant gaps, particularly about the role of HPV testing in the New Zealand National ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Health
Can eating chicken feathers build muscle?
New research from Massey University's School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition suggests chicken feathers could have potential as a protein supplement for people wanting to build or maintain lean body mass.
Jan 14, 2019
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Medical research
Predicting disease emergence from forest fragmentation
A Massey University team has developed new ways of predicting disease-hot spots, created by humans changing the environment, to help identify where and how society can mitigate the risk of infectious disease emergence, such ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can learning music deter dementia?
Ryan Sutcliffe loves to play the guitar, and writes and performs his own songs. Now, the doctoral psychology researcher has a dream project combining his musical and academic interests in a study to test whether music lessons ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Health
Nutrition concern for older adults at home
Researchers are calling for screening of vulnerable older adults at risk of poor nutrition and diminished physical performance, in an effort to identify those in need of dietary intervention.
Nov 21, 2018
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Health
Promoting health through waka ama (outrigger canoe)
Waka ama (outrigger canoe) is one of the fastest growing sports in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now Massey University researchers have joined advocates who increasingly see the activity as a vehicle for hauora (health) promotion. ...
Oct 29, 2018
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Health
One-third of Kiwis may drink hazardously their entire adult lives
Many of us assume that risky drinking is something we 'grow' out of as we age, but new research shows that this might not be the case.
Oct 26, 2018
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Health
Older caregivers and entrepreneurs a focus of study
Should you launch your first business when you are over 50? How does caring for a loved one fit around paid work in later years? These are among new topics canvassed in the latest biennial survey by Massey University psychology ...
Oct 9, 2018
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Health
Up to 40% of older Kiwis drink hazardously
There is a common misconception that hazardous or risky drinking is something only young people do, but new research shows that between 35 to 40 per cent of New Zealanders aged 50 years or older may also drink hazardously.
Sep 21, 2018
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