All News from August 2010
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J.K. Rowling gives millions for MS research
The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh is named after the author's mother who died from the disease Read more…
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Rare whale rescued off Maui dies after 2 weeks
The Blainville's beaked whale had been taken to Hawaii University's Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility Read more…
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Award for nutritionist trying to lower salt intake
Auckland University researcher, Helen Eyles, has received the NZ Nutrition Foundation and Kellogg New Zealand 2010 Nutritionist Development Award Read more…
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Blacks more prone to blood clots after stents
More research needed to find out why African-Americans are more at risk from drug-coated stents - scientists Read more…
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La Nina spring looks warm, with average rainfalls
Niwa's climate outlook Read more…
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Company gets $1m for pilot waste reduction project
Government backs Scion's project to develop thermal oxidation technology Read more…
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Old shipwrecks given high historic classification
The paddle steamer Tasmanian Maid and the steam ship SS Alexandra, wrecked off the north Taranaki coast, have been classified by the Historic Places Trust as rare examples of ships which took part in the aggression between Maori and the British government in the 1860s Read more…
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Indonesian volcano erupts after 400 years of quiet
The Mount Sinabung eruption has caught scientists off-guard Read more…
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Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young
New German research involving groups aged 18 to 30 and between 55 and 60 has been published in the Journal of Communication Read more…
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Tough economic times causing ‘food stress’
Otago University nutritionist, Claire Smith, tells journalists ahead of the Dietitians New Zealand conference in Dunedin Read more…
