Neuroscience
Researchers find the key to loss of smell with Parkinson's disease
University of Auckland research has found an anatomical link for the loss of the sense of smell in Parkinson's disease.
Sep 18, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Why researchers are testing Viagra for women during pregnancy
A drug trial in the Netherlands which gave pregnant women Viagra to promote the growth of their babies was recently halted after 11 babies died.
Aug 3, 2018
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Medical research
First human scanned with next-generation 3-D colour medical scanner
The first human has been scanned with a revolutionary new 3D colour medical scanner invented in New Zealand by father and son scientists from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago.
Jul 10, 2018
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Health
Natural quit smoking remedy more effective than nicotine replacement
New Zealand researchers have found that a low cost, plant-based product marketed for smoking cessation in parts of Europe for the last 40 years, is better than nicotine replacement therapy at helping smokers quit.
Dec 18, 2014
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Medical research
Wastewater samples reveal new psychoactive drugs
More than a dozen new psychoactive drugs have been detected in 16 countries by an international wastewater surveillance program.
Apr 27, 2023
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Pediatrics
Vitamin D helps reduce childhood allergy rate
Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy and infancy may help to reduce New Zealand's high childhood allergy rate.
Apr 15, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers learn to measure aging process in young adults
Looking around at a 20th high school reunion, you might notice something puzzling about your classmates. Although they were all born within months of each other, these 38-year-olds appear to be aging at different rates.
Jul 6, 2015
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Diabetes
Short walks after meals may prove important tool in managing diabetes
New research from New Zealand's University of Otago suggests that people managing type 2 diabetes should walk after meals to gain the greatest blood sugar-lowering benefits.
Oct 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New hope in search for vaccine against gonorrhea (Update)
A vaccine to protect people from the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may be one step closer to reality, New Zealand researchers report.
Jul 11, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Research shows severity of ADHD not key signifier of academic success
Research co-led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington educational psychologist Dr. Kelly Carrasco shows the severity of ADHD (attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder) symptoms isn't a key signifier of ...
Jun 30, 2022
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