A shocking new article by BRNZ researcher Professor Valery Feigin, published in the journal Nature Reviews Neurology, has brought up real concern with how we as a nation are dealing with cardiovascular risk. The Ministry of Health is aiming for 90% screening for...
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The Effect of Calcium After Stroke
This article was originally published by the BHRC [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago595813.html] Calcium is important for more than just healthy bones. According to Emeritus Professor John Rostas from the University of Newcastle, it is also a key factor in cell...
The Imaginative Brain and Ageing
This article was originally posted by the BHRC [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago654959.html] Do you remember what you had for dinner last night? Think of the taste of it, the smell, remember the sounds around you while you ate. Congratulations, you’re a time...
$5Million Research Grant for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Professor Cliff Abraham and his colleagues have secured almost five million dollars of Health Research Council (HRC) funding over the next five years to further research into fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Cliff, a leading researcher of Alzheimer’s disease and...



