Electronic cigarettes are as effective as nicotine patches in aiding smokers to give up tobacco, according to new research. However […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Expert on brain training video games
Playing brain-training video games may help reverse the natural decline in cognitive abilities among older people, according to scientists who published their […]
Continue readingUpdated: Fukushima ‘ice wall’ to contain radioactive water leak – Experts respond
10am, 5.9.13: Japan’s government will pour $500 million into an attempt to contain and treat contaminated water at the site […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria
United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has ordered the 20-strong inspection team investigating alleged use of chemical weapons in Damascus to […]
Continue readingGlobal burden of mental disorders and illicit drug use – experts respond
Mental health and substance abuse disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new […]
Continue readingFonterra’s false alarm – what are Clostridium sporogenes?
The Ministry for Primary Industries has completed testing on Fonterra’s whey protein concentrate and found no trace of the potentially […]
Continue readingAlleged chemical weapons in Syria – experts respond
Following allegations that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in Damascus, the government has allowed UN inspectors to investigate the […]
Continue readingFukushima water leak – experts respond
Radioactive water is leaking from holding tanks at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan . Minor earlier leaks […]
Continue readingA blood test for suicide risk? – experts respond
Researchers have identified series of blood biomarkers that they believe may help to identify individuals at risk of attempting suicide, […]
Continue reading‘Stocktake’ estimates burden of disease in NZ
A new report from the Ministry of Health, “Health Loss in New Zealand” calculates the estimated Burden of Disease — […]
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