Burnt out and fed up: when hard work backfires
A record number of New Zealanders are experiencing burnout, with a combination of job insecurity, tight economic times…
All eyes (and ears) on the gene tech bill
Opinion: As the government debates a major shift in gene technology legislation, nearly 30 years after the Hazardous…
Taranaki eruption poses ‘quite unique’ threat to energy security
New Zealand’s energy security depends on gas, but our only local source is sitting on top of an…
Living in an unequal society impacts the structure of children’s brains, study finds
Alterations in the thickness of the cortex in several regions of the brain—darker colors indicate a greater reduction…
Stress alters metabolic hormone with health consequences, study shows
Elevated serum FGF21 in MitoD is exacerbated in response to acute mental stress and correlated with disease severity.…
AI nutrition study finds ‘five every day’ may keep the doctor away
Alpha diversity comparison across physiological and dietary factors and demographic differences with respect to subsets of individuals differing…
An AI system goes head-to-head with a human expert to work through a challenging medical case
Overview of CPC-Bench and Dr. CaBot. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.12194 Except for one key aspect, the setup…
Skin symptoms may forewarn mental health risks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have discovered that mental health patients who have skin conditions may be more…
Precise gene editing technique changes one DNA base to correct heart disease
Researchers used a technique called base editing to correct a mutation in the lamin A gene. At 8…
Stormwater solutions lying in the soil
Sue Ira has brought her spade along to an appointment with The Detail. But she didn’t have to…
NZ reliance on ag and tourism demands added caution around gene technology
Opinion: The rewrite of our gene technology law takes on a whole new meaning when looking at what…
GPs question ACC clampdown on medical certificates
General practitioner groups say an ACC plan to keep a tighter watch on the use of medical certificates…