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A new drug shows promise for treating both #HeartFailure and #SleepApnea . The drug, known as AF-130, was tested in an animal model at University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau, where researchers found it improved the heart's ability to pump and also prevented sleep apnea. medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-d… Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Signing (shouting) out to Kara Technologies a small start-up with a big vision: making the lives of deaf people as easy as those of hearing people. Deaf Aotearoa
Mental health apps have limits but can be useful. SPARX, an e-therapy game for young people supported by NIHI New Zealand, is featured in The Spinoff in an exploration of digital wellbeing tools. thespinoff.co.nz/internet/01-05…
New research by Growing Up in NZ shows one in six 12-year-olds live in food-insecure households. The research also found government support wasn’t enough for most families experiencing food insecurity. growingup.co.nz/news/food-inse…
#Medtech could be New Zealand's next big sector. University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau and UniServices are helping drive the growth of companies such as Alimetry, Ceryx Medical Ltd, @FormusLabs, HeartLab, femfit® by JUNOFEM and OPUM Technologies. ABI BusinessDesk_NZ businessdesk.co.nz/article/busine…
Ngā Tauira Māori and Velocity UoA bring you Whiua ki te Ao! Speakers will share their journeys of Māori innovation and entrepreneurship, then a workshop will introduce the basics of starting a business. Event 2 May, 6-8pm. Register at Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.nz/e/whiua-ki-te-…
Congratulations femfit® by JUNOFEM on being nominated for the 2023 NZ Hi-Tech Awards. femfit® is a clinically-proven training system to resolve urinary incontinence. #entrepreneur #femaleentrepreneur
Rehab exercises for #stroke are usually monotonous and solitary. University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau researchers are developing an augmented reality game to strengthen mind, body and social connection. #medtech School of Computer Science, University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences uniservices.co.nz/news/researche…
What if, instead of having to sew tiny arteries together, a surgeon could use a device to connect them? Avasa, an ABI spin-out, aims to make microvascular surgery quicker and safer by bringing an arterial coupler to market. #medtech University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau uniservices.co.nz/news/universit…
NASA leaders Pamela Melroy and Senator Bill Nelson visited Te Pūnaha Ātea, The Space Institute earlier this week and praised NZ's space capabilities. The duo, who have both been to space, hope to see NZ students take up NASA internships. #GoodReadFriday bit.ly/3Frx8vg
Kiwifruit, lamb – and medical technologies? Medtech-iQ Aotearoa is a national project that aims to make New Zealand a leader in #medtech by creating an ecosystem that links researchers, healthcare, communities, start-ups and investors. University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau uniservices.co.nz/news/medtech-i…