$3.3 million to help Otago researchers tackle wide range of health issues
Wednesday, 4 November 2020 10:30am
Thirty-six University of Otago researchers have received career boosting funding, to the tune of $3.3 million, from the Health Research Council.
Kiwi kids get half of energy intake from ultra-processed foods
Monday, 2 November 2020 9:16am
New Zealand children consume almost half of their energy intake from ultra-processed food by 12 months old, with consumption rising even higher by the time they turn five.
Child Healthcare gets a major boost from Freemasons Fellowship
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 8:28am
Receiving two Freemasons study awards on the same day was a real surprise for University of Otago Department of Paediatrics and Child Health researcher Dr Mona Elbalshy.
New tech sees teens with diabetes improve glucose monitoring, but not control
Wednesday, 7 October 2020 10:23am
A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better monitor their blood sugar levels, but it does not improve glucose control.
Future research in safe hands at Otago Medical School
Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:00am
A group of Otago Medical School student researchers were awarded scholarships this week, showing there’s a bright future for medical research in New Zealand.
Otago paediatricians contribute to major Oxford University work
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 12:02pm
Two University of Otago academic paediatricians have become the first New Zealand-based researchers to have a chapter published in the prestigious Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Public Health.
Australian honours for Otago Professor
Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:01pm
An Otago Professor’s “distinguished service to medicine, medical education, child and adolescent health and professional bodies” was cited in the latest Australian Honours list, announced at the end of January.
Australian honours for Otago Professor
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 11:30am
An Otago Professor’s “distinguished service to medicine, medical education, child and adolescent health and professional bodies” was cited in the latest Australian Honours list, announced at the end of January.
Be aware of potential for complications following tongue-tie surgery in babies, paediatrician warns
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 12:30pm
Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission to hospital, something a University of Otago paediatrician says needs to be better understood by both health practitioners and parents.
Otago researchers recipients of inaugural $3m Marsden Fund Award
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 9:42am
University of Otago researchers are the recipients of an inaugural Marsden Fund Council Award worth $3 million to investigate genetic predisposition to metabolic diseases like diabetes and gout among Pacific people.
Fellowship fund flies PhD students to the United States
Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:04pm
Three PhD students will be winging their way to the United States next year to study and collaborate, thanks to a University of Otago fellowship.
Simple Otago invention could reduce barriers to contraception
Friday, 26 July 2019 12:44pm
A device that could help decrease the global burden of unwanted pregnancy has been invented by University of Otago academics.
Kiwi teens have little knowledge of most effective contraceptives, Otago research reveals
Friday, 18 January 2019 10:11am
New Zealand adolescents have little knowledge of the most effective form of contraceptives, like implants and IUDs, and support the concept of an education programme about these long-acting reversible contraceptives to help prevent unintended teen pregnancies, University of Otago research has found.
Otago researchers discover information about a gene that helps define us as humans
Thursday, 6 December 2018 9:11am
University of Otago researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates – great apes and humans – apart from other mammals, through the study of a rare developmental brain disorder.
Department staff member helps organise Suffrage Day event
Thursday, 13 September 2018 4:45pm
Amanda Phillips of the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health has been busy working with the Staff Women’s Caucus to organise Suffrage Day events.
DSM's palliative care education in the spotlight
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 2:48pm
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Otago scientists make breakthrough in childhood kidney cancer
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 7:44am
A world-first discovery by University of Otago scientists may change the way children suffering from a rare form of kidney cancer are treated.
$4.4 million awarded to DSM researchers in HRC funding
Monday, 18 June 2018 1:21pm
Dunedin School of Medicine warmly congratulates our outstanding researchers on their HRC funding success
Pelvic pain a major issue for women nearing mid-life, Otago research reveals
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 10:12am
Many women nearing mid-life suffer some form of pelvic pain like period pain, or pain with sex however, pregnancy and childbirth appears to offer some protection, latest findings from the University of Otago's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study reveal.
Otago reveals concerning prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Southern New Zealand women
Monday, 22 January 2018 12:07pm
New Zealand women and their babies are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency and current health guidelines fall short of curbing this detrimental trend, new University of Otago research shows.
