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Whey protein and C. botulinum - experts respond
Monday, 5 August 2013, 2:35 pm | Science Media Centre
Over the weekend, Fonterra confirmed Clostridium botulinum contamination of milk whey protein from the milk giant's Hautapu manufacturing facility, prompting the Ministry for Primary Industries to issue a warning not to use certain brands of infant ... More >>
Increased Sil-Ace Use Driving Commercial Ram Performance
Monday, 5 August 2013, 11:59 am | NZ Beef and Lamb
The annual Beef + Lamb New Zealand Central Progeny Test results have been released and they show a significant growth in flocks using the powerful SIL-ACE evaluation. More >>
Bacterial toxins harnessed for bioinsecticides and medicine
Monday, 5 August 2013, 11:39 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand and Australian scientists have found a new way in which bacteria store and release toxins, and their discovery may be harnessed to develop new bioinsecticides for crop pests and even new medicines. The team, led by Dr Shaun Lott from The University ... More >>
No evidence that antioxidants help women conceive
Monday, 5 August 2013, 11:37 am | University of Auckland
There is no high quality evidence that antioxidant supplements help to increase a woman’s chances of having a baby, according to the results of a new systematic review. The review, published in The Cochrane Library, found women were no more likely ... More >>
SMC Heads-Up: Climate impacts for NZ outlined
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:49 pm | Science Media Centre
SMC Heads-Up: Climate impacts explained, good and bad fats and balance in science reporting More >>
Victoria researchers change the face of computer networking
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A team of computer scientists at Victoria University is taking part in ground-breaking research to develop software-defined networking, a new approach to computer networking which experts say has the potential to revolutionise the technology industry. More >>
Montreal Scientists scanning the entire genome
Friday, 2 August 2013, 12:03 pm | McGill University Health Centre
Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first ... More >>
Auckland leads major international study into heart disease
Friday, 2 August 2013, 12:01 pm | University of Auckland
2nd August 2013 Auckland leads major international collaboration into heart disease The causes of abnormal heart rhythms will come under scrutiny by scientists in a major new investigation led by researchers from The University of Auckland. The study, ... More >>
Pond borders can benefit bees
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:30 pm | Landcare Research
Irrigation pond borders offer a great opportunity to increase biodiversity on farms without impacting on productive land, according to researchers. Landcare Research scientists have used remote sensing – computer analysis of satellite images – ... More >>
New Zealand’s changing climate and oceans
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:07 am | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee
A new report released today by this office is intended to update the public on current scientific understandings of climate change and ocean acidification. In particular, it focuses on how these changes are likely to affect New Zealand’s climate and ... More >>
Genetic testing issues examined at Trans-Tasman roundtable
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 3:08 pm | University of Otago
Ethical, legal and social aspects of the rapidly developing field of genetic testing will be the focus of discussion for top minds from both sides of the Tasman, gathering in Queenstown on Sunday (4 August) for the 4th Australia-New Zealand Roundtable on ... More >>
GNS Science Names New Chief Executive
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:06 pm | GNS Science
Professor Michael McWilliams, Chief of CSIRO's Earth Science and Resource Engineering Division, has been named as the new Chief Executive of GNS Science. More >>
Time running out to enter Value of Medicines Award
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:24 pm | Medicines New Zealand
Time is running out to get your entry in for the Medicines New Zealand, Value of Medicines Award. More >>
Marine scientists gather at University of Waikato
Monday, 29 July 2013, 11:54 am | University of Waikato
Around 500 experts in aquatic sciences will gather in Hamilton in August for one of the biggest conferences of its type to be held in the region. The conference – Aquatic Science at the Interface - will bring together members of the New Zealand ... More >>
Otago study shows legacy of pesticides difficult to avoid
Monday, 29 July 2013, 10:02 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago study shows that the tell-tale legacy in rural South Island areas of pesticides banned many years ago remains, regardless of the type of sheep and beef farming now taking place on the land. The research, led by Department of ... More >>
Research Could Eliminate Need for Kiwi Organ Donors
Monday, 29 July 2013, 9:43 am | Dr. Klaus Platz
Hamilton transplant surgery expert Klaus Platz says new ground-breaking medical research could eventually eliminate the need for organ donors, helping desperate Kiwis avoid an agonising wait for a transplant. More >>
White Island Resumes Pattern of Minor Activity
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 2:01 pm | GNS Science
GNS Science says that minor activity has become re-established at White Island over the last 24 hours. The Volcano Alert Level remains at Level 1 and Aviation Colour Code has been raised to Yellow. More >>
GNS's week of quake communication
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 1:05 pm | Science Media Centre
The birth of newest Royal, Prince George, may have swept earthquake coverage off the front page on Wednesday, but scientists have been busy throughout the week explaining via the media what they've learned about the quakes. More >>
A fine end to the school holidays
Friday, 26 July 2013, 10:36 am | MetService
The weather for the final weekend of the school holidays looks set to be dominated by high pressure, resulting in dry settled conditions over much of the country. More >>
Psa family tree gives new tools to breed for resistance
Friday, 26 July 2013, 10:12 am | Plant and Food Research
A team of researchers from four countries have analysed the DNA of the kiwifruit disease Psa to identify its origins and develop new ways of breeding for resistance against it. More >>
Moa: the life and death of New Zealand's legendary bird
Friday, 26 July 2013, 10:10 am | Craig Potton Publishing
The life and death of the world's tallest species of bird is the focus of a new book being published by Craig Potton Publishing this month. More >>
Micronutrients could help people quit smoking
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 11:04 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury masters student is hoping to demonstrate that micronutrients help with withdrawal symptoms for people quitting smoking. More >>
Quake Pushes Blenheim to the East
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 6:40 pm | GNS Science
GPS observations have shown that parts of Marlborough moved up to 5cm to the east during last Sunday's magnitude 6.5 earthquake. More >>
UC searching for viral link to breast cancer
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:40 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) led research team wants to find the link between breast cancer and a virus, to help reduce the number of New Zealanders who die of breast cancer each year. More >>
Osteoarthritis improved by extra physiotherapy programmes
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:37 am | University of Otago
Manual physiotherapy or regular exercise programmes make a significant difference for people with painful osteoarthritis in the knee and hip joints, and are cost-effective, new research from the University of Otago shows. More >>
UC studying use of hypothermia to treat cardiac arrest
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:34 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student is studying the use of hypothermia, or lowering body temperature below 35C degrees, to treat cardiac arrest patients and its impact on metabolism in these patients. More >>
Apple Developer Website Update
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 4:16 pm | Apple
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility ... More >>
Eikon Becomes First Native Market Data App for BlackBerry 10
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 3:13 pm | Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters works with BlackBerry to take advantage of full privacy and enterprise security features of the BlackBerry 10 platform More >>
New anti-addiction compound shows promise for drug addicts
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 11:44 am | Health Research Council
A new class of compound that acts on the kappa opioid receptors in the brain is offering hope as Wellington researchers look for anti-addiction drugs with fewer side effects. More >>
Extra Instruments Deployed to Capture Aftershock Data
Monday, 22 July 2013, 6:38 pm | GNS Science
Scientists are deploying extra seismic instruments in Marlborough to enable more accurate measurement of the aftershocks off the coast of Seddon. More >>
Distinguished Research Medal awarded to Otago parasitologist
Monday, 22 July 2013, 2:48 pm | University of Otago
A world leader in the study of parasite ecology and evolution, Professor Robert Poulin, is this year’s recipient of the University of Otago’s highest research honour, the Distinguished Research Medal. More >>
Bio-film to protect the dairy industry’s stainless steel
Monday, 22 July 2013, 12:47 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are developing a bio-film that could be used to coat stainless steel surfaces which could save the New Zealand's food production sector a significant fraction of the NZ$300 million a year it spends in cleaning ... More >>
UC to help people with critical breathing difficulties
Monday, 22 July 2013, 12:41 pm | University of Canterbury
UC mechanical engineering expert Dr Mark Jermy has been collaborating on the company’s Optiflow high-flow humidified nasal cannula (device). Optiflow is used to support premature new-born babies, children and adults with long-term breathing difficulties ... More >>
Can probiotics help fight depression?
Saturday, 20 July 2013, 1:36 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student is carrying out the first trial in New Zealand to see if probiotics, friendly bacteria which are naturally found in the gut, can help fight depression. More >>
IK Multimedia releases new AmpliTube Fender® App
Friday, 19 July 2013, 4:55 pm | IK Multimedia
Use authentic Fender amp-and-effects sounds along with your favourite compatible audio apps, and get full support for iPhone 5 graphics More >>
Turning off Down's Syndrome genes
Friday, 19 July 2013, 3:05 pm | Science Media Centre
In This Issue: Down's syndrome; Science Literacy; Natural medicine; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech events More >>
African fever patients commonly over-diagnosed with malaria
Friday, 19 July 2013, 1:15 pm | University of Otago
People hospitalised with fever in Africa are most likely to be treated for malaria but, in some areas, nearly all of these patients are ill from a different infection, a new collaborative study led by a University of Otago researcher suggests. More >>
Decent weekend but a wet spell next week
Friday, 19 July 2013, 12:20 pm | MetService
A lingering anticyclone will help bring a mostly dry weekend for much of the country, but a spell of wet weather is likely in the second week of the school holidays. More >>
Geonet Earthquake Report Severe M5.7 30km East Of Seddon
Friday, 19 July 2013, 9:20 am | GeoNet
Quake Details Information about this earthquake and historical location data . Public ID 2013p537512 Universal Time July 18 2013 at 21:06:39 NZ Standard Time Friday, July 19 2013 at 9:06:39 am Latitude, Longitude -41.55, 174.41 Intensity ? severe Focal ... More >>
All-New Adobe Social
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 4:55 pm | Adobe
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of the all-new Adobe Social, which now features integration with Flickr, Foursquare, Instagram and LinkedIn, in addition to social predictive publishing capabilities, a mobile ... More >>
NZ Test Confirms Purity of Manuka Honey
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 3:12 pm | GNS Science
The New Zealand honey industry has been thrown a lifeline after laboratory testing procedures in importing countries, which were failing manuka honey, have been found to be flawed giving a higher ‘apparent’ cane sugar level than it actually contains. More >>
Alcohol’s toxic toll should be compared to other life risks
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 12:12 pm | University of Canterbury
The toxic perils of drinking alcohol need to be compared with other life risks, a University of Canterbury toxicology expert says. Alcohol causes more than one in 20 deaths of New Zealanders aged under 80, a recent report says. More >>
China Warning for New Zealand on GE food
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 8:58 am | GE Free NZ
Evidence presented by international scientists at a conference in China is a warning for New Zealand to keep GE out of the food system, and to focus on understanding the cultural values driving demand for New Zealand food overseas. More >>
Stem cell research reveals clues to brain disease
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 3:21 pm | University of Auckland
The development of new drugs for improving Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease is a step closer after recent research into how stem cells migrate and form circuits in the brain. More >>
Computing experts augment NeSI team
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 3:05 pm | New Zealand eScience Infrastructure
The addition of international computing experts to the NeSI team builds on its existing capabilities for improving science research productivity. NeSI is New Zealand’s national high performance computing (HPC) platform and its director Nick Jones says ... More >>
Pain makes people more charitable
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 2:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A study involving Victoria University researchers supports the longstanding theory that taking part in extreme, painful rituals increases prosocial behaviours and attitudes including making people more charitable. More >>
How the Microbes Can Impact Agriculture
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:35 pm | NatureFarm NZ
Using Microbes in our soils and agricultural systems have been subject to a variety of trials within New Zealand on everything from sheep and cattle farms to onion growing. They have been shown to have a reviving action on growing systems. More >>
Tech journo Bill Bennett partners with Geekzone and Scoop
Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:38 pm | Digitl
Creates Digitl, the leading new source of technology news, analysis and comment to inspire New Zealanders More >>
Over $800,000 committed to neurological research across NZ
Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:14 pm | Neurological Foundation
The Neurological Foundation is pleased to announce that funding of $821,902 for neurological research, an educational fellowship and travel grants has been approved in its July 2013 grant round. The Neurological Foundation is the primary non-government sponsor ... More >>
A welcome return to high pressure
Monday, 15 July 2013, 11:47 am | MetService
It was a tempestuous start to the school holidays with wet,windy and wintry conditions in many places. However, as high pressure builds over the country, the weather is expected to settle down over much of New Zealand in the coming days. More >>
Breast cancer leading cause of alcohol-attributable death
Monday, 15 July 2013, 11:30 am | University of Otago
Alcohol is responsible for more than one-in-twenty deaths of New Zealanders aged under 80, new University of Otago research suggests. Although most harm to young people’s health from drinking is through injury, alcohol also contributes to chronic ... More >>
SMC Heads-Up: Viagra and babies, Callaghan Innovation, future of media
Friday, 12 July 2013, 1:06 pm | Science Media Centre
In This Issue Cousin couple risk; Nethui 2013; Border security; CI's roadmap; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech events More >>
KiwiNet supports Callaghan’s ambition for innovation
Friday, 12 July 2013, 12:34 pm | KiwiNet
The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) welcomes the release of Callaghan Innovation’s Statement of Intent (SOI), tabled in Parliament this week. KiwiNet commended Callaghan for its collaborative approach which complements rather than replicates the activities ... More >>
New clinical trial aims to save babies’ lives
Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:41 am | Gravida
Years of research in to how to best help babies struggling to grow in the womb has culminated in the world’s first clinical trial treating at-risk pregnant mothers with sildenafil citrate (the generic of a better known brand, Viagra), right here ... More >>
Response to Government Demands for Customer Data
Friday, 12 July 2013, 11:27 am | Microsoft New Zealand
In response to an article in the Guardian on July 11, Microsoft issued the following statement: “We have clear principles which guide the response across our entire company to government demands for customer information for both law enforcement and ... More >>
A wintry weekend but improving next week
Friday, 12 July 2013, 10:30 am | MetService
A low lingering over northern New Zealand through Saturday and a very cold southerly outbreak on Sunday together make for a classic wintry weekend. More >>
Rule change unlocks national seed bank for researchers
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 4:02 pm | Joint Media Statement
A new government agreement is promising to speed up the development of new forage cultivars by enabling faster access to imported seed lines in New Zealand’s national grassland seed bank. More >>
Otago researcher to join global task force on cancer
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:43 pm | University of Otago
A University of Otago scientist is joining forces with more than 350 cancer researchers from prominent research institutions in 31 countries to tackle the complex nature of cancer causation, and the potential for new forms of targeted drug therapies. More >>
Quantec clinical trial presents new hope for acne sufferers
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 2:25 pm | Quantec
New Zealand-based dairy biotechnology company, Quantec Ltd, presented the results of its US clinical trial on acne to dermatologists at the New Zealand Dermatological Society Annual Meeting in Coolum, Australia on July 11-12. More >>
Wine industry to benefit from intensive UC weather research
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 11:40 am | University of Canterbury
More than 30 weather monitoring sites have been installed around Marlborough vineyards in a University of Canterbury (UC) research project to help improve New Zealand’s wine production. More >>
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