Researchers find good sleep important for healthy weight in children
Two Challenge researchers Rachael Taylor and Barry Taylor are part of a team that has found a sleep intervention in infancy reduced the risk of obesity for those children later in life. Professor Rachael Taylor, Director of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research...
Challenge researcher awarded travel fellowship to China
Dr José Derraik of the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland has been awarded the NZ-China Non-Communicable Diseases Research Collaboration Centre emerging researcher travel fellowship.
New Zealand 4-year-olds buck obesity trend
New Zealand’s four-year-olds are resisting the tide towards rising obesity, according to research funded by A Better Start, one of the country’s national science challenges.
Valuable insights gained from science plan workshops
Director Wayne Cutfield thanks workshop participants and presents summary of feedback.
Major science event presents latest research on our “Diabesity” epidemic
Science and Innovation Minister Hon Paul Goldsmith launched Diabesity Symposium: How can we make a difference? at Auckland City Hospital.