The major review of existing international research said there was strong evidence of a direct harmful effect of drinking, although the biological reasons for this remained unclear. Professor Jennie Connor of the University of Otago found the cancers linked directly to drinking were those of the mouth and throat, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon,.. Keep Reading
In 2013, work between Sydney-based Professor Wolfgang Weninger, Dr Ben Roediger and Malaghan Institute PhD student Ryan Kyle[1] - under the supervision of Professor Graham Le Gros - resulted in the discovery and characterisation of a new immune cell in the skin capable of driving atopic inflammation. The results of this work were published in the.. Keep Reading
The Australian Synchrotron, the largest particle accelerator in the Southern Hemisphere, is helping scientists from all corners of the world, including more than 350 New Zealand researchers, to study everything from food technology to arts forgery, from brain function to fundamental physics, from climate change to cancer research. Keep Reading
Two of New Zealand's top biomedical researchers have achieved what's considered a "gold medal" in global science -- chalking up 1000 citations of a landmark paper they published 22 years ago. The 1993 study led by Professor Mike Berridge and research fellow An Tan, both of the Wellington-based Malaghan Institute, is now the most cited original... Keep Reading
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