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Keeping our brains sharp and memories alive is the focus of at least two research projects that have just received a significant funding boost from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).

A robust review of independent research organisations (IROs) receiving funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has driven home the benefits of long-term stable funding.

Could caffeine given from birth help prevent developmental impairment in babies born four to six weeks early?

Can dogs really sniff out cancer? Thanks to a grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), a University of Waikato lecturer can now test this theory in a clinical setting.

A University of Otago researcher wants to improve the quantity and quality of life for Māori with cancer, and he’s just been awarded nearly $500,000 to identify strategies to do so.

About 25 per cent of New Zealand couples who are wanting to conceive may experience infertility or seek medical help.

Improving the health and wellness of Indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and Canada is the goal driving a partnership between three medical research funding agencies.

Entering a multi-sensory virtual reality environment that measures reactions such as heart rate and sweat, might be the key to developing more effective preventive healthcare measures for New Zeala