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Liley Medal for 'game-changing' vitamin D study
The Kiwi bone expert who led a study that found vitamin D supplements – widely used to treat bone disorders – have no significant benefits on bone density has been awarded one of the country’s highest health research honours.NewsChairs named for PBRF peer review panels
The Tertiary Education Commission has today announced the appointment of chairs for the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) peer review panels for the 2018 quality evaluation.NewsSurvey highlights impact of HRC-funded research
A survey of all the health-related research published by New Zealand researchers between 2005 and 2009 shows that New Zealand research is punching above its weight.NewsBest treatments for kidney disease and diabetes patients
Christchurch doctor and researcher Associate Professor Suetonia Palmer has compiled the first definitive summary of the best and safest treatments for kidney disease and diabetes patients.NewsStudy to help improve NZ’s housing for children
Wellington-based researcher Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman has just received a $5 million programme grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to help improve New Zealand’s housing stock – particularly rental properties – for the sakNewsNZ discovery could aid future treatment of female infertility
Otago researchers have identified a surprising new pathway within the brain’s network of neurons that could provide insights into the leading cause of female infertility in New Zealand and the world: polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).NewsBreast Cancer Research Partnership to fund two projects
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is pleased to announce funding for two innovative research projects that share the goal of improving and ultimately ensuring breast cancer survival in New Zealand.NewsMāori keen for doctors and healers to work together
Latest research shows that Māori are keen for traditional rongoā Māori healers and doctors to work together on managing their health.NewsOnline calculator shows cost savings of healthy population
HRC-funded research from the University of Otago, Wellington, helps to identify the cost of life-saving treatments – but also the cost savings of disease prevention and keeping people healthy.NewsNZ-China non-communicable diseases collaborations
The HRC is seeking to notify researchers of an impending research opportunity.NewsSexual health research group celebrates successes
Dr Peter Saxton, Director of the Gay Men's Sexual Health Research Group (GMRG) at the University of Auckland, is celebrating the group's two year anniversary.NewsRevolutionary cell finding focus of new project
Victoria University of Wellington researcher Dr Melanie McConnell has had her upcoming HRC-funded project profiled on Radio New Zealand.NewsNew HRC roles for top Māori health researcher
Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been appointed to the HRC Board and to the position of Chair on the HRC Māori Health Committee, replacingNewsNew Māori health senior fellowship
Applications for the HRC's new Ngā Pou Senior Fellowship open on 8 July 2015.NewsLiley Medal nominations due soon
Nominations for the HRC's prestigious Liley Medal close at 12pm (noon) on Wednesday, 22 July 2015. The medal recognises an individual who has had research published in the previous calendar year (January–December 2014) that has madeNewsNeurons flip fertility master switch - study
University of Otago researchers have published the first direct evidence that kisspeptin neurons generate the hormone pulses which are crucial to normal reproductive functioning.NewsBreast cancer register research
A new Request for Proposals will soon be released seeking high quality research using data from the New Zealand breast cancer registers.NewsNew international TB project funded
Otago University Professor Gregory Cook has been awarded $450,000 to determine the potential role of whole-genome sequencing for diagnosing and detecting outbreaks of drug-resistant tuberculosis strains.NewsChristchurch study stalwart retires
Professor David Fergusson is retiring at the end of August after almost 40 years leading the influential HRC-funded Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS).NewsGaps in colorectal cancer treatment identified
About 30 per cent of colon cancer patients in New Zealand first learned they had the disease when they presented acutely to hospital.NewsReport highlights impact of HRC-funded research
A new report tells the story of how the HRC contributes to the health of New Zealand across the full value chain – from generating the knowledge needed to germinate ideas right through to the clinical testing of innovations in our health system.NewsResearch award for dedicated rheumatologist
Professor Lisa Stamp from Otago University's Christchurch campus has been awarded the Jubilee Celebration Research Award from Arthritis New Zealand.NewsRevolutionising heart disease diagnosis
Christchurch researchers are playing a key role in a new company aiming to revolutionise the accurate diagnosis of heart conditions.NewsEU research opportunity: Biomarkers for nutrition and health
A call for joint transnational research proposals on biomarkers for nutrition and health will be launched this February - and New Zealand researchers can get involved.NewsNZ joins $200m science investment fund
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce yesterday announced that New Zealand has joined Australia’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).NewsSaline treatment safe for critically ill
The largest clinical trial ever conducted exclusively in New Zealand intensive care units has not found any safety concerns with using saline as fluid therapy for intensive care patients.NewsFellow's research career continues to soar
Dr Fiona McBryde says that experiments to date show that restricting the blood supply to the brain can cause a very rapid increase in blood pressure.NewsHRC explorer grant applications open 1 October 2015
Innovative research funding: targeting transformative research Explorer grant applications open 1October 2015NewsCalcium supplements no help for bones
Two HRC-funded studies published in The British Medical Journal this week conclude that increasing calcium intake is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.NewsHRC celebrates 25 years of making a difference to NZ health
Today we mark our 25th anniversary – and what a 25 years it has been. New Zealand has every reason to be proud of its health research, and its health researchers.NewsHRC 'refresh' results announced
Today's release of the findings from the government's 'strategic refresh' of the HRC is "great news for the future of health research in this country", says HRC Chief Executive Professor Kath McPherson.NewsTreating low blood sugar in newborns prevents brain damage
Stabilising blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, appears to prevent brain damage, according to the first study of its kind.News