New Zealanders are some of the world’s biggest meth takers: wastewater testing has placed it in the top four consumers worldwide . . .
A bowel cancer screening project run through Gisborne-based Matai Medical Research Institute is a potential “lifesaver”, the East Coast-connected woman who will be driving it says.
Mātai Medical Research Institute senior research associate Dr Tim Salmond has been awarded a 2026 Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship.
Researchers from Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne are helping develop a new MRI scan method, which they say can detect subtle brain lesions in multiple sclerosis patients not seen on current state-of-the-art scans.
Around 100 men in Gisborne-Tairawhiti have benefited so far from joint funding that supports an advanced approach to prostate cancer diagnosis.
Our Mātai Summer Internship Programme gave 16 outstanding interns the chance to tackle real-world health challenges.