A Marlborough medicinal cannabis company has secured a licence to grow New Zealand's largest ever crop. Read more
Sep
20
Sep
07
Those involved in the cannabis business in New Zealand say one of the biggest areas of confusion ahead of the upcoming referendum is the legality, or not, of medicinal cannabis. Read more
Aug
09
Honey may be better than conventional treatments for coughs, blocked noses and sore throats. Research suggests honey also more effective than many over-the-counter medicines.Doctors can recommend it as a suitable alternative to antibiotics, which are often prescribed for such infections, even though they are not effective, scientists from the University... read more →
Jul
19
Collaboration and partnership with Māori communities is crucial for developing culturally informed ethical guidelines that connect Māori concepts and guardianship with genomics. Some of these genomes belong to taonga species, native species that are of particular importance to Māori. Māori are the kaitiaki or guardians of taonga; therefore research practices... read more →
Jun
26
Factory farms including the recently industrialised wet markets of Asia, mass producing over 70 billion animals a year for 7.8 billion people, find themselves at the center of the storm. FAIRR_An_Industry_Infected_Report_PublicDownload
Jun
18
Obesity increases the risk of respiratory failure, alters the immune system and may cause chronic inflammation that can rapidly escalate out of control with corona virus infection. read more
May
22
A thriving business based on mānuka oil, honey and tea provides an income for dozens of people in the tiny East Cape community, north of Gisborne, New Zealand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzjgIr8pnMs Mighty Mānuka
May
05
In this case report, a metabolic-based fasting and ketogenic diet intervention, along with adjunctive medications aimed at controlling myasthenia symptoms, culminated in the near-complete regression of a metastatic thymoma. read more
Jan
07
In a pilot randomized controlled trial, preliminary evidence suggests that diet manipulation may influence motor and nonmotor symptoms in PD, but conflict exists regarding the ideal fat to carbohydrate ratio. read more
Dec
26
Established by the Jeremy Coller Foundation, the FAIRR Initiative is a collaborative investor network that raises awareness of the material ESG risks and opportunities caused by intensive animal production. read more