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Otago Prostate Cancer Research Receives Funding
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 9:55 am | University of Otago
Research at Otago University to develop a better screening test for the early detection of prostate cancer has been advanced due to a $30,000 grant from the Men’s Health Trust New Zealand. More >>
Otago researcher locates early edition of Chaucer
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 10:12 am | University of Otago
A previously unknown early 19th-century edition of The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer has been identified by University of Otago senior lecturer in English Dr Simone Celine Marshall, with important ramifications internationally for the study ... More >>
Improved life expectancy but increasing inequality
Friday, 13 August 2010, 10:00 am | University of Otago
Increasing differences in life expectancy between high and low income groups since the early 1980s provide evidence of the impact of social determinants, such as income, on inequalities in health in New Zealand, according to latest research from the University ... More >>
Big gains in life expectancy if tobacco banned
Friday, 13 August 2010, 9:52 am | University of Otago
Maori would experience significant gains in life expectancy of about five years, and non-Maori three years, if tobacco sales were ended by 2020 and the gains projected to 2040, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington. More >>
Big gains in life expectancy if tobacco banned
Friday, 13 August 2010, 9:52 am | University of Otago
Maori would experience significant gains in life expectancy of about five years, and non-Maori three years, if tobacco sales were ended by 2020 and the gains projected to 2040, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington. More >>
National teaching award for Otago frog biologist
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 12:58 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago Zoology Senior Lecturer and frog advocate Dr Phil Bishop has received a Sustained Excellence Award at this year’s national awards for top tertiary teachers. More >>
Severely depressed people read faces differently
Monday, 2 August 2010, 1:19 pm | University of Otago
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, shows people with severe depression find it harder to interpret facial expressions than healthy people – particularly expressions of disgust. More >>
Mental illness in youth linked to poorer future
Monday, 2 August 2010, 9:31 am | University of Otago
New Zealanders who experience mental illness in early adulthood face a range of negative economic outcomes at the age of 30, latest University of Otago, Christchurch, research shows. More >>
Better nutrition for NZ kids more than tuck shops
Friday, 30 July 2010, 12:54 pm | University of Otago
Improving New Zealand school children’s diets requires a much wider focus than just targeting unhealthy foods available at schools, University of Otago research suggests. More >>
New impetus for diabetes and bowel cancer research
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 10:09 am | University of Otago
The Dean of the University of Otago Wellington, Professor Peter Crampton and the Director of the Wakefield Biomedical Research Unit, Professor Richard Stubbs have welcomed its relocation to the Wellington campus of the Medical School. The Unit ... More >>
Dietary advice improves diabetes over drugs
Friday, 23 July 2010, 11:04 am | University of Otago
Helping people with high-risk type 2 diabetes follow a healthier diet significantly improves their blood sugar control beyond what medication can achieve alone, according to latest University of Otago research. More >>
Study explores multiple aspects of sexual orientat
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 9:28 am | University of Otago
Homosexuals, bisexuals and those who identify as heterosexual but who have had same-sex encounters are more likely to have experienced negative events in childhood, a new University of Otago, Christchurch, study shows. More >>
Vitamin C has vital role in battle against cancer
Monday, 19 July 2010, 9:18 am | University of Otago
Vitamin C plays vital role in battle against cancer New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, shows that vitamin C can help curb the growth of cancer cells. More >>
New genetic marker for aortic aneurysms
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 1:28 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers have played a major role in a multi-national collaboration identifying a new genetic marker for increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and other common diseases of the arteries and veins. More >>
Brain cell communication could see new therapies
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 1:17 pm | University of Otago
A previously hidden mechanism regulating how brain cells communicate has been discovered by a University of Otago scientist in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Aberdeen. The researchers believe targeting the mechanism may lead to new therapies ... More >>
“Food miles” have little impact on UK shoppers
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 1:45 pm | University of Otago
UK supermarket shoppers appear to attach little importance to country-of-origin as a factor when choosing fresh food items, according to latest University of Otago research. In surveys of supermarket shoppers and members of the public, Otago Department ... More >>
Unusual NZ testicular cancer trends revealed
Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 9:23 am | University of Otago
New Zealand has different patterns of testicular cancer occurrence compared to the rest of the developed world, particularly in relation to ethnicity, but also socio-economic status according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington. More >>
University of Otago Performance Scholarships
Friday, 18 June 2010, 10:39 am | University of Otago
A new suite of scholarships, encouraging excellence in areas of performance including sport, culture, music and the arts, has been established for first-year students attending the University of Otago next year. More >>
Otago research enhances crime investigation
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 11:19 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago masters student who researched the damage caused to fabrics during stab events may see her research used to improve ways of identifying weapons used in crimes. More >>
Study finds problems with incorrect ethnicity
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 9:50 am | University of Otago
Many people may have the wrong ethnicity recorded in their health records, according to a new study by Professor Pauline Norris, Dr Simon Horsburgh and students from the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago. More >>
