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Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:38 pm The lifelong impact of chronic diseases on New Zealand families is at the centre of a major new research programme. Three of the government’s National Science Challenges – A Better Start, Healthier Lives and Ageing Well – are collaborating to develop a research project aimed at identifying opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders at every stage of life. It will have a particular focus on addressing equitable outcomes for Māori and Pacific people. The two-year research project, ‘ Lifecourse impact of chronic health co...

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Press Release – National Science Challenges The lifelong impact of chronic diseases on New Zealand families is at the centre of a major new research programme. Three of the government’s National Science Challenges – A Better Start, Healthier Lives and Ageing Well – are collaborating to develop a research project aimed at identifying opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders at every stage of life. It will have a particular focus on addressing equitable outcomes for Māori and Pacific people. The two-year research project, ‘ Lifecourse impact of chronic h...

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Participants took 28 capsules containing the gut bacteria of four healthy donors over two days.   Much to the delight of the scientists, the bacteria survived in the gut. But while the bacteria stayed, so did the fat. "We thought that they would get dramatic weight loss, it didn't happen," Cutfield said. But what they did find was really quite exciting. "What we did see was that metabolic syndrome almost disappeared in those treated. Metabolic syndrome is a condition with higher blood pressure, higher blood sugars, higher lipids, too much tummy fat. Major risk for diabetes, major risk for ...