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New prostate pathway

Mātai News New prostate cancer diagnosis pathway launched in Tairāwhiti aims to improve equitable outcomes The Gisborne Herald, 13 July 2022 Read original article here A new prostate cancer diagnosis pathway launched by Dr Daniel Cornfeld, of Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne, aims to improve equitable outcomes for Māori and rural men especially. It is the most common cancer in…

Study on sleeping positions in pregnancy being conducted at Mātai

Mātai News Study on sleeping positions in pregnancy being conducted at Mātai The Gisborne Herald, 10 August 2022 Sophie Couper (pictured) is leading a study at Mātai Research Institute about the effects of maternal sleeping positions on oxygen delivery to the baby. Ensuring mothers have safer pregnancies, healthier babies in the future and an improved understanding of stillbirth is the…

Leading revolution in MRI contrast weighting

Mātai News Leading revolution in MRI contrast weighting The Gisborne Herald, 30 July 2022 Comparison of a standard MRI (image A) and MASDIR MRI image (image B). No abnormality is seen on the standard MRI. A focal lesion is seen on the MASDIR image (long arrow) and other abnormalities are seen in the corticospinal tracts (short arrows) as well as…

On their way up

Mātai News On their way up The Gisborne Herald, 8 October 2022 Following their dreams in medical science. Gisborne’s medical research institute Mātai is again helping promote careers for local students with the return of its annual scholarships programme. The Gisborne Herald finds out who the recipients are and what they hope to achieve . . . 2023 Scholarship Students (Photo…

Up and atom

Mātai News Up and atom! Business Desk, 21 July 2022 Read original article here Charities old and new have found their niche in New Zealand’s scientific community. Three independent institutes, which all owe their existence to a visionary founder or generous benefactor, attract millions of dollars in government funding each year. They say they fill a valuable gap in scientific…

Beautiful on the inside and out

Mātai News Beautiful on the inside and out Turanga FM, February 2022 Tūranga FM Breakfast co-hosts Rāhia Timutimu and Mātai Smith visit Mātai Recently Tūranga FM Breakfast co-hosts Rāhia Timutimu and Mātai Smith visited Mātai Research as part of their regular weekly filming for their popular ‘Parakuihi’ online show, which showed Rāhia getting an MRI scan done on her brain….

The Fidget Factor

Mātai News The Fidget Factor The Gisborne Herald, 5 February 2022 Turns out that fidgeting is a good strategy to develop if you have ADHD says Gina Waters…

Solving the concussion puzzle

Mātai News Solving the concussion puzzle The Mātai Medical Research Institute’s first major mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI/concussion) study started last year with support from the Gisborne Boys High School First XV and Second XV rugby teams, to help us monitor and understand any changes in the brain from injury. The research involves brain scans at Mātai, using some of…