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Gum disease remedy studied
A University of Otago researcher is working with the world’s number one-ranked dental school to study the ability of a new mānuka oil nanoparticle gel to treat gum disease.
John Lewis
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Cold and wet winter for parts of South
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Cold and wet winter for parts of South
Meteorological winter has officially arrived, and Earth Sciences New Zealand is warning Southland and inland Otago residents to be ready for a cold and wet one this year.
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
Sitting on the toilet and hearing a thud on the wall next to their head was becoming ‘‘a little disconcerting’’ for women in the changing rooms at the University of Otago’s Clubs and Societies Centre.
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
An Antarctic sediment core, providing an environmental record stretching back about 17 million years, may hold answers to how long we have before coastal areas become inundated by rising sea levels.
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Architecture students win big at Australasian awards
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Architecture students win big at Australasian awards
A "quietly powerful synthesis of landscape, colour and environmental stewardship" has won an Otago Polytechnic architecture student a major award.
Māori-led disorder care ‘underused’
Māori-led disorder care ‘underused’
Despite Māori experiencing eating disorders, Māori-led approaches to treatment pathways and national policy-making are being "significantly underused", new Otago-led research shows.
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Stray golf balls a winner for hospice
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Stray golf balls a winner for hospice
The thwack of a golf ball being hit, followed by a salvo of obscenities and flying clubs, is music to Bill Nichol’s ears.
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Show celebrates artist’s recovery from stroke
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Show celebrates artist’s recovery from stroke
Where there is a will, human nature will always find a way.
PTSD studies reveal gap in patient support
PTSD studies reveal gap in patient support
Three of New Zealand’s largest post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) studies on major trauma patients have exposed a hidden toll of trauma recovery.
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Warm Sunday, Monday ahead for Dunedin, Oamaru
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Warm Sunday, Monday ahead for Dunedin, Oamaru
Meteorological winter officially arrives on Monday, but autumn will leave a parting gift for the long King’s Birthday weekend.
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Students’ enterprise on the scent of success
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Students’ enterprise on the scent of success
Lucian Sheehan is ‘‘the nose’’ of the operation.
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ME sufferers no longer ‘invisible’
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ME sufferers no longer ‘invisible’
While people living with ME/CFS face substantial health challenges in New Zealand, they also have to battle long-term economic hardship and fight for access to support.
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Life of human cannonball truly a blast
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Life of human cannonball truly a blast
If Luis Dazazarta was ever to retire from his job as a human cannonball, the Weber Brothers Circus may struggle to find another man of his calibre.
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Fossils to be reunited in US
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Fossils to be reunited in US
For decades, a fossilised whale has been sitting in the basement of the University of Otago’s geology department — minus its head.
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‘Sweet dog’ with a little spice a rare sight
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‘Sweet dog’ with a little spice a rare sight
Life for a cat can be fraught with danger when there is a Cirneco dell'Etna in the house.
Nursing students help Welsh seaside town up sun smarts
Nursing students help Welsh seaside town up sun smarts
A group of Otago Polytechnic nursing students has been instrumental in helping a tiny coastal town in northern Wales start to tackle its rising skin cancer rates.
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Survey findings suggest no mandate for govt tobacco policies
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Survey findings suggest no mandate for govt tobacco policies
Findings of a new survey show New Zealanders share the concerns of health researchers about the covert influence the tobacco industry exerts on government policy, and the resounding failure of...
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Research in space physics recognised by world body
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Research in space physics recognised by world body
A University of Otago physicist has become just the second New Zealander in nearly 60 years to win a prestigious international science award for his work in space physics.
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Disco Shrimp wows the wearable arts show
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Disco Shrimp wows the wearable arts show
Meet Disco Shrimp.
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Tossed into ‘Toss the Boss’ by boss
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Tossed into ‘Toss the Boss’ by boss
When Tony Cavanagh’s boss came up to his desk, he was immediately suspicious.