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for breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention that could reshape the landscape of women's health Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) is the first to be awarded to a study run by the Māori Health It will form part of a broader endometrial cancer work programme, Pacific Health Pipeline, which the Equity team is developing with the Pacific Health Group. Contact Roimata Tipene, Māori Health Pipeline, Te Whatu Ora, Auckland - Waitematā.

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Read more now in the latest AMRF newsletter. You can read about the progress of research and the researchers supported by donors like you including: Early career researcher investigates post-op recovery in older patients after elective abdominal surgery New doctoral awards for students researching Parkinson's disease and diabetic heart disease for their PhD Postdoctoral award for early career researcher investigating secondary eye disease following eye surgeries, like that for remedying cataracts FREE LECTURE: Learn about 'Surgical research past, present and future' featuring Prof Jennifer Weller and Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon at 7 pm on April 18. Register now to get the details to hear from these researchers with us live & in person! Click below to read and download the PDF newsletter

The collective efforts of many has led to a a break-through in the personalised treatment of tinnitus. Listen to this recent radio interview on a digital polytherapeutic treatment for tinnitus from Associate Professor Grant Searchfield on 95bFM. "Tinnitus research is not easy. The field of tinnitus is littered by false hopes of miracle cures and treatments that overpromise but underdeliver" Read more about tinnitus research funded by the Auckland Medical Research Foundation.

This Science and the Healthier Heart presentation by Professor Julian Paton PhD FRSCNZ, Manaaki Manawa , Centre for Heart Research, Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland addresses the latest Watch the video and read the transcript of Prof Paton below and keep watching for more heart health research This is the Centre for Heart Research located and hosted at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences In the healthy condition you can see in green the tubules running in to the heart cell and you can see

Read more now in the latest AMRF newsletter. You can read about the progress of research and the researchers supported by donors like you including: Dr Emma Nolan's return to Auckland with an AMRF Douglas Goodfellow Repatriation Fellowship to enable her to establish a breast cancer research group. Early career researchers are at an exciting stage in their research development. Read more about them, including the outstanding recipient of an AMRF postdoctoral fellowship, Dr Arezoo Malihi. Click below to read and download the PDF newsletter Watch now to hear more from Dr Emma Nolan

AMRF-funded researchers from The University of Auckland discuss the often underestimated value of eye health Topics include: cataracts and the lens of the eye corneal diseases like keratoconus eye cell health and

web page to find out more about how you can contribute to medical research, like neuroscience, heart health project (funded by the Auckland Medical Research Foundation) the researchers explored the experiences of health This study provided an opportunity for health professionals and whānau/families to reflect on their experiences

Our work may lead to more personalised and better targeted treatments, and more equitable health outcomes details, work stress etc) and allow on-going access to their medical records, stored under their National Health

recently won the Excellence in Research Award for Best Emerging Researcher at the Waitematā District Health Board Health Excellence Awards 2021. "This study is an example of a pro-equity health intervention, informed by Indigenous knowledge and methodology , developed explicitly to address inequities in health outcomes for, and with, Māori. significance for clinicians, pharmacy organisation and policy-makers that work to provide pro-equity health

Researchers in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland have completed two trials of the prototype version of the Whitu app, a mobile phone app aimed at providing young New Zealanders with tools to help them improve well-being, reduce anxiety and depressio and deal with the Covid-19 pandemic During the single-arm, pilot-trial In August 2020, 20 young people reported significant improvements in well-being, depression, anxiety and stress between baseline and 6-week follow-up. These participants also provided the team with valuable feedback to help improve the look and feel of the app and its cultural appeal. The researchers submitted a paper outlining this study to an international journal. Co-lead researcher Dr Hiran Thabrew says,"Our app designer quickly set about making the suggested changes to Whitu between August and September 2020. We then recruited 90 young people to a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of Whitu vs waitlist control between October 2020 and April 2021. We are pleased to report that preliminary analysis of findings from the larger trial demonstrate improvements in almost all outcome measures (including well-being, depression and stress) at 1-month and 3-month follow-up. Feedback from the app users includes the following: "As someone with anxiety I found these tools extremely helpful for me" "I feel like I should make a special mention of the karanga at the beginning of the app when i first opened and downloaded it. As a young Māori woman, being called into the app and have it welcome all my problems and grief instantly sparked a spiritual connection for me and i instantly felt at ease and felt safe enough to embark on my healing and wellbeing journey. I also enjoyed the constant use of Te Reo Māori and the progress of watching my puriri tree grow throughout the 4 weeks. It was a pleasant surprise and so culturally inclusive. The voice overs were pleasant to listen to, the videos, sounds and effects captivating. The best app after what was such a rollercoaster year! Thank you!" With co-lead researcher Dr Anna Serlachius, the team are in the process of completing data analysis and publication of their findings. "Having provisionally ascertained Whitu's effectiveness, we are now embarking on further studies to see whether it needs adaptation for use as a cost-effective and scalable well-being intervention for New Zealand's high school students and young people with diabetes. "As always, our team are incredibly grateful to AMRF for your support with this project." You can find the Whitu app on the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.carbonimagineering.whitu or the Whitu app on the Apple store. https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/whitu/id1508135602?ign-mpt=uo=4

range of projects including cancers, neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart disease, population health investment, often being the catalyst for researchers going on to secure larger grants from the likes of the Health