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Diet has little influence on precursor to gout
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 11:54 am | University of Otago
Dietary factors have a far smaller influence on urate levels (a precursor to gout) than previously envisaged, new University of Otago research reveals. More >>
Researchers call for end to fat stigma
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 9:53 am | University of Otago
Researchers are using World Obesity Day today to call for an end to the stigma which fat people experience in their daily lives. More >>
Study of migrant sex workers
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 9:43 am | University of Otago
The majority of migrant sex workers in New Zealand who participated in new University of Otago research, are in safe employment situations and working to fund study or travel rather than being desperate, exploited or trafficked, the research shows. More >>
University of Otago to develop Education Centre
Friday, 5 October 2018, 5:45 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago is developing a new $1.5 million education and research centre at its Southland campus in Invercargill, in partnership with the Southern District Health Board. More >>
Research reveals diagnosis delays for bowel cancer
Friday, 5 October 2018, 10:26 am | University of Otago
There are often delays in diagnosis for New Zealanders with bowel cancer with people aged under 60, Māori and those with less formal education most at risk, new research reveals. More >>
Alcohol still impacting ED despite legislation
Friday, 5 October 2018, 10:04 am | University of Otago
Numbers of alcohol-impaired and injured people coming to Christchurch’s emergency department (ED) remained the same between 2013 and 2107 despite legislation aimed at reducing harm, new research shows. More >>
Otago researchers win Fellowships worth $3.2 million
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 12:44 pm | University of Otago
Three highly-promising University of Otago researchers and another recently departed from the university, have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships worth $3.2 million by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. More >>
Education for menstrual periods needed at primary school
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 10:19 am | University of Otago
Primary school is the correct place to educate girls about periods and provide sanitary bins and pads, say University of Otago researchers. More >>
Whale footage and research from sub-Antarctic Islands
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 10:41 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago research team led by Professor Steve Dawson and Dr Will Rayment, have recently returned from a month-long expedition to the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands where they have been collecting data on a recovering population of southern ... More >>
High unmet need for dental care among Syrian refugees
Sunday, 30 September 2018, 1:01 pm | University of Otago
High unmet need for dental care among Syrian refugees, Otago research shows High unmet need for dental care is causing pain, embarrassment, worry and reducing quality of life among Syrian refugees, new University of Otago research shows. The research, ... More >>
DNA-packaging proteins and cancer development
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 10:00 am | University of Otago
University of Otago scientists have unravelled the 3D structure of two proteins, potentially providing answers as to why some people may be at risk of developing specific cancers. More >>
New Zealand children’s medicine prescriptions examined
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 10:09 am | University of Otago
A study into the pharmaceutical use of 1.4 million New Zealand children has revealed some significant increases in the use of certain prescription medicines, as well as the positive impact of practitioner education. In a New Zealand-first, researchers ... More >>
Three-day workshop set to address pressing issues
Monday, 24 September 2018, 3:07 pm | University of Otago
A workshop co-hosted by Otago’s National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPCS) and the Toda Peace Institute in Auckland this week will address the complex relationship between climate change, and conflict in the world and in the Pacific. More >>
Swell in earnings surprises calls market gains into question
Monday, 24 September 2018, 10:35 am | University of Otago
A study jointly conducted by University of Otago and University of California researchers investigating company reporting results in the United States shows a marked increase in positive earnings surprises, determined as the difference between “street earnings” ... More >>
Book investigates why some humans want to kill themselves
Friday, 21 September 2018, 10:38 am | University of Otago
University of Otago research psychologist Jesse Bering has explored the dark experiences of being suicidal, in his new book: A very human ending, how suicide haunts our species. More >>
Kiwi teenagers less fit than a generation ago
Friday, 21 September 2018, 8:58 am | University of Otago
New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents were at the same age, new University of Otago research reveals. More >>
Anti-reflux medicines safe for infants
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 9:20 am | University of Otago
New University of Otago research shows infants using popular anti-reflux medicines like omeprazole are not at increased risk of pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections, contrary to findings from other international studies. More >>
Scientists secure almost $1.6 million for heart research
Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:41 am | University of Otago
University of Otago researcher Professor Alison Heather has secured funding from the Heart Foundation to continue her investigations into preventing atherosclerosis, the leading cause of deaths from heart disease. More >>
University of Otago to construct new $150 million building
Friday, 14 September 2018, 9:47 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art building to expand its Christchurch campus, making an important contribution to the Health Precinct as part of the city’s rebuild. More >>
Project releases unique household electricity demand dataset
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 12:39 pm | University of Otago
“How much electricity do heat pumps really use? When is hot water heated and are the lights kept on all day in winter?” These and other questions can now be answered thanks to the release of anonymised electricity power demand data from a sample of ... More >>
