Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome characterised by a decrease in the heart’s ability to pump and/or fill with blood.1 It is a progressive disease and is the endpoint of the vast majority of cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, the survival rate of HF has gradually increased due to population aging, advances […]
Introduction As early as the 16th century, Dr. Ambroise Pare, one of the founders of modern surgery, found that some of his patients could still feel the presence of their limbs and pain in those areas months after they had been amputated.1–3 In the 19th century, American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell named the condition “phantom […]
Crowds gathered to cheer on over 180 riders at Kilcullen firm Murphy Geospatial’s charity cycle, in aid of Children’s Health Foundation. Riders either took on a 50km or 100km route which started and finished at Kilcullen firm Murphy Geospatial’s Head Office, winding through the roads of Co. Kildare and Co. Laois. Riders of all abilities took on […]
A metachronal wave—wavy movements produced by the sequential action of structures like cilia—is created by phase delays in periodic beating between neighboring cilia. This type of phase mapping allows the researchers to visualize and quantify the metachronal wave created by cilia. Why OCT? For their study, Larina says OCT was their top-choice starting point because […]
Māori Health Summer Studentships – $7500 Kaiah Bloor, University of Otago – Chemical synthesis of novel antimicrobial compoundsIn response to the urgent need of treatment against multi drug resistant pathogens, this summer studentship research opportunity focuses on the chemical synthesis of hit analogues for antimicrobial and biofilm inhibition compounds. This research will contribute to developing […]
Anemia poses a significant public health challenge, primarily impacting the health of young children, pregnant and postpartum women, as well as menstruating adolescent girls and adult women. On a global scale, approximately 40% of children aged 6 to 59 months, 37% of expectant mothers, and 30% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 […]
The Health Research Council has awarded 20 Otago researchers more than $3.5 million in Career Development Awards. These awards help launch research careers, with funding for summer studentships and development grants as well as Master’s and PhD scholarships. They also support and develop research leaders through advanced postdoctoral fellowships, including clinical research training fellowships, as […]
