News from the School of Biomedical Sciences
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01 Feb 2024
Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered
Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University...
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23 Jan 2024
Strong links found between Long COVID and ME/CFS: Study
People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue S...
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12 Jan 2024
New Year Honour raises women’s health burden to public consciousness
A pioneering researcher on the ‘hidden burden of women’s health’ is among those...
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10 Jan 2024
Bringing an end to the buzz - Should we genetically modify wasps?
Aotearoa’s summertime species is silently and secretly wreaking havoc.
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09 Jan 2024
New home base for Hands-On at Otago secondary students
It will be all hands on deck when hundreds of secondary students arrive in Duned...
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26 Dec 2023
Could perceived genetic vices actually be virtues?
“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini - I come not with my ow...
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13 Dec 2023
Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology
“I loved the water from day one,” says high performance swimmer and top Physiolo...
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28 Nov 2023
Otago part of national research platform
The University of Otago is a key member of a newly developed research platform d...
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21 Nov 2023
Celebrating 20 years of Neuroendocrinology Centre
The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) will be hosting a 20th Anniversary Sympo...
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08 Nov 2023
Rhodes Scholarship for excellence, leadership and commitment to community
Huge congratulations to Otago graduate Isaac Heron who has been awarded a Rhodes...
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06 Nov 2023
Discarded teeth offer insight into Victorian-era New Zealand
Four years ago, hundreds of teeth from a past era were uncovered on an Invercarg...
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30 Oct 2023
Otago academic elected to TEU Committee
Professor Siân Halcrow, from the Department of Anatomy, has been elected as Te T...
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