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Probiotics may reduce risk of gestational diabetes
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 9:50 am | University of Otago
Research led by the University of Otago, Wellington has found that a ‘home-grown’ naturally occurring probiotic reduces the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and lowers fasting blood sugar. More >>
Study finds news exposure linked to anger towards Muslims
Saturday, 1 April 2017, 1:10 pm | University of Otago
Embargoed until 7am (NZT) Saturday 1 April 2017 Nationwide study finds news exposure linked to greater anger towards Muslims, regardless of political ideology New Zealanders – whether liberal or conservative – show both increased anger and reduced warmth ... More >>
Researchers scrutinise DHBs’ spend on outside consultants
Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:09 am | University of Otago
The amount of money spent on external consultants by New Zealand’s 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) is substantial and poorly monitored, University of Otago research suggests. More >>
New research towards a Smokefree Wellington
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 12:21 pm | University of Otago
New research towards a Smokefree Wellington Progress towards smokefree inner cities in New Zealand requires specific policies for places like building entrances, family areas, public seating, outdoor dining and for city events, say researchers. A project ... More >>
‘Quake brain’ affecting our memory and abilities
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 10:18 am | University of Otago
Cantabrians cognitive abilities – or their ability to do simple tasks – appear to have been significantly affected by exposure to earthquakes, new research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found. More >>
Dunedin children’s exposure to lead linked to lower IQ
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 9:35 am | University of Otago
Extremely high levels of lead in New Zealand cities in the 1970s and 1980s appear responsible for a loss of intelligence and occupational standing among today’s adults. More >>
Study describes what helps and hinders Māori success
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 12:54 pm | University of Otago
Māori university graduates describe whānau (family) support as the top factor that helped them to complete their qualifications, while family responsibilities and commitments made completion of their studies more difficult, according to research ... More >>
Evidence supports roll-out of home safety measures
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 2:41 pm | University of Otago
New evidence from the University of Otago, Wellington, shows that government social investment in safer housing would be justified to prevent falls. More >>
next-generation sanitisers to control bovine mastitis
Friday, 17 March 2017, 10:35 am | University of Otago
Researchers from the Universities of Otago and Auckland have teamed up with a leading New Zealand animal health innovator, Deosan, to develop new sanitisers for mastitis management. The development and implementation of new sanitisers will continue to ... More >>
Otago’s flagship research centres confirmed
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 10:19 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago has reconfigured the line-up of its flagship research centres after a rigorous evaluation process. More >>
Otago key partner in Asia-Pacific ties-strengthening plans
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 2:34 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago is a key partner in three inaugural Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPEs) announced today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith. More >>
Major support for Otago health research
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 11:47 am | University of Otago
Thursday 9 March 2017 Major support for Otago health research provided through latest lottery grants University of Otago researchers have gained more than $2.6M in funding from the Lottery Grants Board to support studies aimed at improving the health status ... More >>
Otago researchers gain control over single atoms
Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 2:20 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago physicists have found a way to control individual atoms, making them appear wherever they want them to. More >>
Exhibition: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 2:23 pm | University of Otago
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a friar and Professor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg, Germany. While undertaking scriptural studies, Luther arrived at an essential tenet: the Bible alone was the source to salvation and true Christianity. ... More >>
Specific immune cells predict bowel cancer outcomes
Monday, 6 March 2017, 10:15 am | University of Otago
A pilot study by University of Otago researchers suggests that people with colorectal cancer that have a certain type of immune cell in their tumour may have increased survival rates. More >>
Sigmoidoscopy test greatly reduces risk of bowel cancer
Friday, 3 March 2017, 2:55 pm | University of Otago
A world expert in cancer screening based at the University of Otago says new evidence from the United Kingdom strongly supports the introduction of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer in New Zealand rather than the currently planned screening ... More >>
Treatments better than antibiotics need developing “now”
Friday, 3 March 2017, 9:44 am | University of Otago
New Zealanders should not be complacent because we have fewer antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens than elsewhere in the world, a University of Otago expert says. More >>
Downward trend in disaster events causing mass deaths in NZ
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 4:40 pm | University of Otago
Fewer New Zealanders are now dying in large-scale disaster events but that is not the case across the Tasman, a University of Otago, Wellington, study has found. More >>
Otago discovery sheds new light on several disease processes
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 11:09 am | University of Otago
New light on a key factor involved in diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, gastric cancer and melanoma has been cast through latest University of Otago research carried out in collaboration with Australian scientists. More >>
New light cast on past human responses to climate change
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 10:12 am | University of Otago
Researchers from the University of Otago, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Oxford are casting new light on past human responses to climate change. More >>
