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Assoc Prof Joanna Williams: The clues in our blood

Assoc Prof Joanna Williams: The clues in our blood

Associate Prof Joanna Williams’ work at the University of Otago is all about blood – and the clues hidden within that might tell us what is going on in the brain. Using the blood as a window into the brain, Joanna aims to find biomarkers that can help us diagnose...

Isaac Samuels: How equal is access to stroke reperfusion therapy?

Isaac Samuels: How equal is access to stroke reperfusion therapy?

“As a young Māori health professional in training, it is crucial to me that I do everything I can, whenever I can, to ensure I am providing for my communities all across Aotearoa.” As a fourth-year medical student at the University of Auckland, Isaac Samuels (Tainui)...

$1.2m Funding Boost For Parkinson’s Disease Study

$1.2m Funding Boost For Parkinson’s Disease Study

University of Canterbury-led research that could help Parkinson’s disease patients learn more about their risk of dementia has received a million-dollar funding boost. The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), a Crown agency, has awarded a project grant of...

Empowering Māori to fight dementia

Empowering Māori to fight dementia

Even though Māori are diagnosed with dementia much younger than non-Māori, and it is predicted that they will make up 8% of New Zealanders living with dementia by2038, little is known about how this disease affects Māori. Most research is still conducted through a...

Your nose: the window to your brain

Your nose: the window to your brain

The nose and sense of smell provide early indicators of Covid-19 and neurodegenerative diseases, and could be important in determining the cause of diseases, writes Professor Maurice Curtis of the University of Auckland. Have you ever experienced a momentary smell...

Improving hearing health across the Pacific

Improving hearing health across the Pacific

Professor Peter Thorne is working to improve hearing health across the Pacific by developing a better understanding of perceptions of hearing loss and to create a clearer, more equitable route for them to access hearing health services.

Alehandrea Manuel: Thinking beyond the booth

Alehandrea Manuel: Thinking beyond the booth

In her PhD at Brain Research New Zealand, Alehandrea Manuel is looking at how older Māori and whānau experience hearing loss and hearing services in New Zealand.

‘Crazy’ idea leads to brain disease breakthrough

‘Crazy’ idea leads to brain disease breakthrough

How a hunch led to a new way to grow human brain cells in the lab to investigate an array of challenging disorders. When it comes to the brain disorders that occur with ageing – Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases – there is no cure. The illnesses are...