All News from Fri, 20 Aug 2010
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US study shows link between agchems and ADHD
University of Canterbury toxicologist and industry officials comment on the University of California Berkeley study of organophosphate exposure during pregnancy Read more…
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Scientists challenge oil spill optimism
Woods Hole plume study published in the journal Science Read more…
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Therapy cuts cervical cancer
New UK research shows combining the chemotherapy drug cisplatin with radiotherapy significantly reduces the risk of dying Read more…
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BP accused of withholding ‘critical’ spill data
Oil rig owner, Transocean says BP is refusing to release technical information, including pressure tests, logs and other data Read more…
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Company founder celebrates 100th birthday with scholarship
Provides a three-year stipend for a PhD student studying a topic related to natural health products, based at the University of Auckland Read more…
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Plant growth declines as warming causes drought
As drought caused by warming reduces the land's ability to take up carbon, the result could be more carbon dioxide left in the atmosphere, and thus more warming Read more…
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Green leafy veg reduces diabetes risk
Two new studies explore the link between fruit and vegetable consumption and a compound from Chinese rhubarb to control Type-2 diabetes Read more…
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Giant kokopu return
The native fish released in a controlled trial by Niwa disappeared from Orewa's Nukumea Stream during a period of extremely low water flows Read more…
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News release: Scientists working with Hauraki Iwi to confirm Hauraki Gulf safe from deadly toxin
Nelson based Cawthron Institute is collaborating with the Hauraki Maori Trust Board in a quarter million dollar research project funded by Nga Pae o te Maramatanga to see whether tetrodotoxin, the poison also found in Puffer Fish, might pose a risk to the collection of kai moana from the Gulf Read more…
