(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells (or neural precursor cells).
Sep 27, 2012
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The risk of brain tumours has not changed significantly with increased mobile phone use, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
Mar 2, 2015
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New Zealand is lagging behind in diagnosis and treatment of cancer, compared to Australia and internationally.
Dec 22, 2014
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Combinations of a significant number of non-toxic chemicals, many of which can be found in plants and foods, may help treat advanced and untreatable cancers, according to new research from a global task force.
Nov 18, 2015
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Rooms where gambling machines are tightly clumped in ways that discourage social interaction are more likely to result in heavy and problematic gambling, according to an Auckland gambling addiction expert.
Nov 25, 2016
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Research into an infant car safety seat insert has highlighted the importance of not leaving infants to sleep in their car safety seat.
Jul 15, 2013
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Women using marijuana during pregnancy have an increased risk of spontaneous pre-term birth, according to new research.
May 2, 2016
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Exercise in early life counteracts some of the damaging programming effects of a high-fat diet, a new Auckland study shows.
Jul 10, 2017
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Experts are calling on the Ministry of Health to improve its mask wearing guidelines to ensure New Zealanders are protected in the wake of highly transmissible variants of COVID-19.
Sep 17, 2021
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University of Auckland academics have developed new equations to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (mainly heart attacks and strokes) in New Zealanders that has just been published in the prestigious medical journal ...
May 7, 2018
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