University of Otago, Christchurch Community Newsletter

May 2011

  • Deans Welcome
  • Awards - Heartening research into genes
  • Research - Kiwifruit better than supplements
  • Teaching - Students praised in quake wake
  • People - Luthiery great stress relief
  • People - New Chair in Public Health

December 2010

  • Greetings
  • Research - Study helps smokers stub it out
  • Teaching - Professionalism critical part of medical education
  • People - New Head of Department for Medicine
  • Awards - Distinguished Research Medal
  • Innovations - New X-Ray machine could save lives

September 2009

  • Canterbury Study Into Health and Aging
  • Grafton bridge Suicide Research Proves Barrier's Effectiveness
  • New Findings on Serious Heart Disease
  • Young Scientist Investigates Cause of Heart Disease and Diabetes

February 2009

  • Defective Gene Puts Middle-aged Males at Risk
  • Distinguished Research Medal Awarded to Christchurch Cardiologist
  • Volunteers Keen to Learn About Research Studies
  • How White Blood Cells Beat Bacterial Infection

August 2008

  • Health Impacts of Winter Air Pollution
  • Thick Melanoma: The Problem Continues
  • Progress in Developing New and Faster TB Breath Test

February 2008

  • Needle in a Haystack. Tracking Down Rare Conditions.
  • Young Adults in Denial About Alcohol Abuse
  • Record Grants for Health Research
  • Top International Research Ratings

August 2007

  • International Collaboration Benefits Cancer Research
  • Caesarians and Post-natal Depression
  • Dr Rebecca Roberts: Distinguished Research Scientist
  • Beating Bowel Cancer by Computer

February 2007

  • Drink and depression: Is simultaneous therapy the answer?
  • Resistin, obesity and surviving heart attack
  • Investigating the role bleach plays in combating infections.

August 2006

  • Participants Needed for NZ's Biggest MS Study
  • Testing Breath for Severe Lung Infections
  • Unravelling the Role of Hormones in Heart Failure
  • Compounds from Vegetables Attack Cancer Cells

February 2006

  • Suicide Prevention is Working
  • How Should Doctors Dress?
  • Domestic Violence and Mental Health
  • The Net of Discovery

August 2005

  • Investigating Links between Genes and Medication
  • Health Research Open Day
  • Researching the Impact of Free Radicals and Disease
  • New Results on Antibiotic Resistance in the Community

January 2005

  • New Questions about Virus Risk and Breast Cancer
  • Funding Boost from Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
  • Eye Movements Help Understanding of Brain Injury
  • Youth Depression and Bipolar Disorder

June 2004

  • A Career in Medicial Research
  • New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Website
  • Children's Cancer Research
  • Improving Treatment for Breast Cancer

August 2003

  • Medical Research and the Christchurch Community
  • Open Day at the School .... Latest Research
  • How Genetics Help Determine the Best Medication
  • The Changing Face of Medical Research

December 2003

  • Volunteers Wanted
  • New Professor will benefit Mothers and Unborn Babies
  • Health Research Council Boost Medical Research
  • Researching our Most Common Cancer
 

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