Other
A transportable MRI machine to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients
Victoria University of Wellington has designed a transportable MRI machine to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients.
Apr 22, 2015
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Victoria University, Melbourne
Psychology & Psychiatry
The psychology of conspiracy theories
What makes a person more likely to believe in or create conspiracy theories—and whether that is related to mental illness—is the subject of new research from Victoria University of Wellington.
Dec 15, 2014
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Pediatrics
Focus on numeracy and literacy helps fuel child obesity
Professor Boyd Swinburn's recent article in the New Zealand Medical Journal clearly identifying that New Zealand children are continuing to get more obese is no great surprise.
Dec 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Heart attack treatments ineffective for some
Victoria University of Wellington research has identified reasons why a significant portion of heart attack patients do not respond to commonly used treatments.
Dec 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Serotonin makes some people more susceptible to drug dependence than others
A study by Sarah Bradbury, who graduates with a PhD in Psychology next week, shows that the development of drug addiction is related to brain levels of serotonin—a chemical created by the human body that is responsible ...
Dec 5, 2014
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Health
Visions of a vegetarian New Zealand
A vegetarian New Zealand is seen as contradictory to our national identity but may create a kinder society, according to Victoria University of Wellington research.
Dec 2, 2014
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Health
Improving patient safety in our hospitals
Hospitals are dangerous places. This week, the Health Quality and Safety Commission released 'Making Our Health and Disability Services Safer', a report summarising 454 events of patients who were injured or died due to errors ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Inflammatory disorders
Asthma vaccine discovery
With asthma now affecting up to one in four New Zealand children, the researchers say this is a promising step in the challenge to understand and control asthma.
Oct 6, 2014
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Health
Celebrity baby bumps found to affect pre-natal attachment
Obsessing over celebrity baby bumps can have a negative impact on women's attachment to their babies during pregnancy and after birth, Victoria University of Wellington research has found.
Sep 17, 2014
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Neuroscience
Promising new treatments for multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress)—New treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) using common anti-psychotic agents have been discovered by Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
Aug 15, 2014
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