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Smokers more likely to have babies with teeth abnormalities
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 10:07 am | University of Otago
Women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy are much more likely to give birth to babies who will fail to grow all their teeth, new University of Otago research has found. More >>
‘Missing DNA’ could explain why some get breast cancer young
Monday, 29 May 2017, 9:11 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago, Christchurch, discovery of missing DNA in women who develop breast cancer at a young age could hold the key to helping them beat the disease. More >>
The Hakluyt Society Voyages and Travels
Friday, 26 May 2017, 1:36 pm | University of Otago
‘I am on the road to Tombuctoo’? Who has not wanted to pen these words, as explorer Alexander Gordon Laing (1794-1826) did in November 1825. More >>
New insights gained into genetics of gout
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 11:03 am | University of Otago
Wednesday 24 May 2017 New insights gained into genetics of gout in Māori and Pacific people Newly identified gene variants contribute to explaining why Māori and Pacific people have the highest rates worldwide of gout, the painful and debilitating arthritic ... More >>
Do Community Treatment Orders violate human rights?
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 10:35 am | University of Otago
Researchers from New Zealand and Australia have claimed that a standard practice used in psychiatry may be ineffective and violate international human rights conventions. More >>
Canadian university honours former Otago Vice-Chancellor
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 11:03 am | University of Otago
Canada’s Queen’s University will next month confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on former University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Skegg. More >>
New appointment for the University of Otago in Tairāwhiti
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 12:08 pm | University of Otago
Dr Diana Kopua (nee Rangihuna) has been appointed to the new part-time role of Associate Dean, Tairāwhiti, by the University of Otago, Wellington. She will be providing support for all University of Otago students in the Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) region, ... More >>
Improvements to healthcare needed to manage multimorbidity
Friday, 12 May 2017, 10:47 am | University of Otago
Living with multiple health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, is a challenge for increasing numbers of New Zealanders. New research led by the University of Otago, Wellington, has identified issues and improvements needed in the health ... More >>
Redbacks are going down the rabbit hole
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 12:50 pm | University of Otago
Venomous Australian redback spiders are increasingly “sinking their fangs” into New Zealand’s Central Otago region and their invasion is being aided by the activities of another introduced pest – European rabbits – new University of Otago research ... More >>
How do we decide which species to resurrect?
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 10:49 am | University of Otago
The resurrection of vanished species - through cutting-edge technologies such as gene-editing - should be targeted towards recently extinct species rather than ancient ones, according to a leading University of Otago conservation biologist. More >>
Foreign Policy conference: Forced migrations and borders
Friday, 5 May 2017, 12:28 pm | University of Otago
Forced migrations of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, the closing and enforcement of immigration borders, and the widespread misery and geopolitical instability that ensues is the focus of this year’s Otago Foreign Policy School. This annual gathering ... More >>
Off-label prescription of proton pump inhibitors is common
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 12:47 pm | University of Otago
Off-label use of proton pump inhibitors is common among New Zealand infants, according to new University of Otago research. More >>
Tensions between street-based sex workers & communities
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 11:55 am | University of Otago
Christchurch study aims to improve tensions between street-based sex workers and the communities they work in. More >>
Quake hazard to the South from Akatore Fault hard to assess
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 2:03 pm | University of Otago
One of the closest active geological faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily. That is worrying when it comes to assessing the potential earthquake hazard the Akatore Fault poses to residents in Dunedin and around the region. More >>
New Zealand fish and chips hold human DNA clues
Monday, 24 April 2017, 4:53 pm | University of Otago
Before you pop that piece of battered fish in your mouth, be aware it might just hold the key to understanding the origins of a form of DNA memory critical to human development. More >>
Turning Healthcare around
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 10:25 am | University of Otago
How many times have you told your story over and over again to health professionals? Poor communication between clinicians can turn health care into a bad experience. More >>
New Zealand’s only Online MBA ranked among the world’s best
Friday, 7 April 2017, 12:50 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago’s Online MBA, the only one in New Zealand, has been ranked fourth best in the world by London-based CEO Magazine. Other top business schools with online MBAs in the rankings include the IE Business School in Spain in third ... More >>
New Associate Dean Māori appointed to Otago Business School
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 9:54 am | University of Otago
Ngāi Tahu’s Dr Katharina Ruckstuhl has been appointed as the new Associate Dean Māori in the University of Otago Business School. She takes up her role on 26 April. Business School Dean, Professor Robin Gauld, said Dr Ruckstuhl brings a wealth of ... More >>
New diagnostic model for psychiatric disorders proposed
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 1:15 pm | University of Otago
Wednesday 5 April 2017 New diagnostic model for psychiatric disorders proposed University of Otago researcher Associate Professor Martin Sellbom is part of a group of 50 leading international psychologists and psychiatrists who have put forward a new, evidence-based, ... More >>
Injured Māori face higher rates of long-term disability
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 12:34 pm | University of Otago
Māori experience considerable longer-term disability after injury, new University of Otago analysis of patient-reported and Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) data shows. More >>
