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Germ warfare to make eating safe
Germ warfare could be brought into play to protect people from food poisoning.
Anti-malaria drug research receives massive funds boost
Scientists from Industrial Research and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine are working on a new anti-malarial drug with backing of US$2m from the Medicine for Malaria Venture.
IRL scientists make malaria advance
New Zealand researchers are working on a novel weapon to combat malaria parasites that kill about two million people a year, mostly in the tropics.
Promising therapy for heart attack victims
Scientists have discovered a treatment that dramatically reduces damage to the heart following a heart attack.
New centre for drug discovery and development launched
Industrial Research is one of several major research organisations collaborating in drug research and development at the new Maurice Wilkins Centre ...
Grapefruit could help diabetics
Millions of diabetes sufferers around the world may be helped if a collaboration between Industrial Research, the Wellington School of Medicine and the University of Otago bears fruit...
New Parkinson's drug goes to Phase II trials
Four million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide may soon benefit from a new drug being manufactured by Industrial Research's business unit, GlycoSyn.
Could your DNA lead to disease?
How far can scientists dip into your genetic makeup to identify the risk of diabetes, heart disease, mental illness and other complex diseases? “Further than ever,” says ESR. The Crown Research Institute is using latest technology to work out exactly what DNA can forecast and explain – and the results are much more than microscopic.
Just how much is in your genes?
The battle against diabetes, heart disease and mental illness is taking a powerful new turn – into the microscopic. Crown Research Institute ESR is utilizing new technology to help identify the genetic markers involved in these and other complex diseases. Known as a ‘genome chip’, the technology makes it possible to scan someone’s entire genome in a single test.
DNA profiling - another NZ leap into the microscopic
Welcome to the future of crime solving. Crown Research Institute ESR has led the way in developing LCN (low copy number) DNA technology - ten times more sensitive than past DNA procedures. Forensic scientists will be able to lift a DNA profile from skin cells left on a keyboard.
New Value
Studying the effects of party pills
The popularity of 'party pills' has increased dramatically in the recent years and ESR scientists are involved in several research projects to learn more about their effects. The results will help inform both users and regulatory authorities.
New Zealand takes bite of superfruit market
New research into health and nutrition is helping move fruit up the value chain.
ESR’s “PulseNet Aotearoa New Zealand” receives International Award
ESR’s work in establishing PulseNet Aotearoa New Zealand was recently recognised by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) with an International Recognition Award.
New device tests muscle strength
World-first, low cost, portable, precise - Industrial Research's latest tool is a quantum leap for health professionals, enabling them to scientifically assess joint or muscle injuries.
Campylobacter: why the rise?
Reported campylobacter cases almost doubled in a year. Is it one particular strain? what are the sources? ESR investigators are doing nationwide studies.
Networking brain monitor could save babies' lives
Many more premature babies' lives could be saved by Industrial Research's world-first networking enhancement to a new neonatal brain monitor....
Precision thinking on breast cancer screening
For 40 years, there have been no major advances in technology used to screen for breast cancer. But change could now be underway. A prototype breast radar imaging (BRI) device, developed by Industrial Research scientist Dr Ray Simpkin, is under trial. The new technology could lead to detection of tumors as small as 1mm.
