Mātai News
Sharing knowledge
Mātai News Sharing knowledge: Mātai Medical Research Institute to host two-day symposium The Gisborne Herald, 16 November 2023 Full article here “The goal is to share knowledge to accelerate innovations that improve quality of life,” says Mātai chief executive and research director Dr Samantha Holdsworth. Some of the best scientific minds from New Zealand and overseas will be in Gisborne…
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Sir Richard Faull bestowed kōrowai and tokotoko
Mātai News Sir Richard Faull bestowed kōrowai and tokotoko for services to Māori and neuroscience Te Ao Māori News, 14 November 2023 Full article here After realising Māori weren’t participating in brain science because of tapu associated with the head, he set about developing whakanoa rituals within the University that are now standard practice. Sir Richard Faull (Ngāti Rāhiri, Te…
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Cerebral Palsy & Muscle Development
Mātai News Cerebral Palsy & Muscle Development RNZ, 04 October 2023 Listen here Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability for children in Aotearoa. An impairment in the developing brain either during pregnancy or shortly after birth leads to problems with movement and posture. Dr Geoffrey Handsfield of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute musculoskeletal modelling group wants to understand what is happening…
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Mātai, Tōnui Collab sign Memorandum of Understanding to share space at new research facility
Mātai News Mātai, Tōnui Collab sign Memorandum of Understanding to share space at new research facility Gisborne medical research institute Mātai has agreed a space sharing agreement with Tōnui Collab that will provide a physical space for Tōnui to continue to provide science and technology learning opportunities for tamariki in Tairāwhiti. The Gisborne Herald, 10 August 2023 Read original article…
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‘Life-changing’ work gives Hannah hope
Mātai News ‘Life-changing’ work gives Hannah hope Hannah Gross suffered a massive head injury as a toddler. Now aged 41, as her condition deteriorates, work by Gisborne’s Mātai Medical Research Institute is providing a deeper insight into her injury. Kiri Gillespie, of the Bay of Plenty Times, reports… The Gisborne Herald, 7 June 2023 Read original article here Hannah Gross asks…
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$715k donation to Mātai as QET winds up
Mātai News $715k donation to Mātai as QET winds up The Gisborne Herald, 18 May 2023 Read original article here Quest Enterprise Trust has donated more than $700,000 to Mātai Medical Research Institute. From left, Quest trustee and administrator Alison Barclay, foundation trustee Anne Pardoe and Mātai chief executive Samantha Holdsworth are pictured at Mātai’s new site on Childers Road….
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Can brains bounce back?
Mātai News Can brains bounce back? The Guardian, Tess McClure, 10 May 2023 Read original article here Every few months, Cohen “Coey” Irwin lies on his back and lets the walls close in. Lights move overhead, scanning over the tattoos covering his cheeks. He lies suspended, his head encased by a padded helmet, ears blocked, as his body is shunted…
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Prostate clinical pathway
Mātai News Prostate clinical pathway The Gisborne Herald, 24 March 2023 Read original article here Clinical partnership adopts MRI-guided, best-practice method to perform prostate biopsies Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in Aotearoa and Tairāwhiti has adopted a global best-practice method to perform prostate biopsies. A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove samples of suspicious tissue…
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