Auckland - On average, people are living longer, their lives are busier, they have poorer diets and exercise less which is leading to increasing rates of diseases and health conditions including cancer, diabetes, dementia, heart disease and obesity, BioTechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. Biotechnology can make a massive difference to
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Climate change an economic issue; critical for the planet’s future
Christchurch - The Lord Mayor of Darwin, Kon Vatskalis, says climate change is an economic issue and is critical to their city’s future. He says they need to act as it is critical to avoid irreparable damage to more than $1billion of community infrastructure including aquatic and recreation centres and the
NZ can play key part in pharmaceutical and consumer health
Auckland - New Zealand has huge capabilities in growing plants for medicine for the soaring pharmaceutical and consumer health industry, a defining new biotech economic study report says. The landmark BioTechNZ study analysed the state of biotechnology and its impact and benefits for the New Zealand economy and society. New Zealand coupled with
Exercise helps most Kiwis suffering from cancer
Christchurch - New research has established why people who exercise when suffering from cancer generally have better outcomes, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. Cancer sufferers who exercise regularly have a generally better prognosis than inactive patients, but science hasn’t understood why exercise helps slow down cancer growth. The study from the Karolinska
NZ on cusp of world-first biotech production surge
Auckland - New Zealand’s biotech industry is on the cusp of a massive surge, boosting the economy and exports through the growth of new world technologies, including the use of gene technology, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. A trailblazing BiotechNZ study just released analyses the state of biotechnology and
Auckland takes out supreme prizes at NZ exercise awards
Christchurch – Auckland personal trainer Kate Saynor and the Auckland University of Technology Millennium gym have won the top awards at the annual New Zealand exercise industry awards. Saynor, an Olympic and Commonwealth Games weightlifter, was highly commended for her commitment as a certified rehabilitation trainer and pilates instructor from her studio,
Teen suicide rates linked to zinc malnutrition; nutrition review needed
Auckland - New Zealand has the highest teen suicide rate and the second highest incidence of child obesity in the developed world and it is long overdue for a national child nutrition review, pharmaceutical scientist Sir Ray Avery says. Many countries around the world like New Zealand and the USA face the
NZ ranked 4th in the world for biotech innovation potential
Auckland - A new national biotech survey report says New Zealand is positioned well in the world, ranking fourth for innovation potential in biotechnology. The landmark BiotechNZ study analysed the state of biotechnology and its impact and benefits for the New Zealand economy and society. The report is the first biotech