VIDEO: Frontotemporal dementia – young scientist leads research for a cure

Auckland family with 50/50 chance of dementia in their 40s and 50s enables search for earlier detection & treatment Watch the TVNZ news story about this study: Join us in the search for a cure Imagine that you are diagnosed with dementia. You’re told it will progressively deprive you of your ability to think, your ... Read more

Tendon research can save millions for the health system

What if an injury that creates a multi-million dollar burden on our health system could be treated differently? What if the number of routine surgeries was drastically reduced and susceptibility to further damage eradicated? Tendons cost ACC more than $280 million a year. And once you have an injury it cannot be repaired, only made ... Read more

Could this new smartphone app be the answer to reducing NZ’s youth suicide rate?

A new smartphone app could help bridge the gap between young people in distress seeking help for self-harm and support services. If you need to talk to someone right now free call or text 1737 or 0800 1737 1737. Watch A/Prof Sarah Hetrick on The AM Show where she talks about her research and hopes ... Read more

Young researcher improving coronary artery disease treatment

Dr Susann Beier is a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland. Her research to improve our understanding of and develop treatments for cardiovascular stenting is an AMRF Success Story, with life saving improvements to treatments for the world’s largest health killer: coronary artery disease. The AMRF is pleased to support Dr Beier’s research with ... Read more

International commission on obesity led by Auckland researcher

Prof Boyd Swinburn is a researcher in the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. His work to improve our understanding and responses to obesity, under-nutrition and climate change is an AMRF Success Story. The AMRF is pleased to support Prof Swinburn’s research with a Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship. He will travel the ... Read more

Gastro-intestinal research from an early career scientist

Dr Tim Angeli is a Research Fellow in the Auckland Bioengingeering Institute at the University of Auckland. His research to improve our understanding of and develop treatments for gastro-intestinal disorders is an AMRF Success Story. The AMRF is pleased to support Dr Angeli’s research with an Edith C Coan Research Fellowship and an Emerging Researcher ... Read more

Fertility research shows low-cost, effective method to increase pregnancy rates

Prof Cindy Farquhar’s research, The IntraUterine Insemination (TUI) Study, shows that this low-cost treatment effectively increases pregnancy rates three-fold, and concludes that intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation should be offered to women with unexplained infertility as a first line treatment. The AMRF is pleased to see the publicity around this research we supported and we ... Read more

Prestigious cardiovascular publication for AMRF researchers

Dr David Crossman’s research team, including members from the Universities of Auckland, Exeter and Sydney as well as Yale University, is featured on the cover of the Oxford Academic journal Cardiovascular Research. With an impact factor of 5.9 and a featured editorial from one of the world’s leading experts in t-tubule remodelling in heart failure, ... Read more

Endometriosis Research in the News

Recent news highlights the struggle for understanding and diagnosis that women with endometriosis face. New research being undertaken by Dr Anna Ponnampalam at the Liggins Institute and the University of Auckland Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology may lead to easier identification of the disease, as well as more effective treatments. Donate now to support endometriosis ... Read more

New cancer drug ‘could be a blockbuster’

AMRF Medical Committee member and grant holder A/Prof Lai-Ming Ching was on the front page of the Herald in part of a special series on cancer research in Auckland. Congratulations to A/Prof Ching and her team! Click here to support cancer drug research  Donate now Blockbuster Cancer Drug Research from Professor Lai-Ming Chen featured in ... Read more