Nourishing Futures: How Micronutrients Improve Pregnancy Outcomes and Reduce Healthcare Costs
By Jessica Heaton, MSc, postgraduate student in clinical psychology.
Pregnancy can be an exciting journey for many, but for others, it comes with unexpected...
Micronutrients Absorbed via the Oral Mucosa Reduce Emotion Dysregulation in 5-10-Year-Old Children: A Three-Phased Randomized Open-Label Wait-list-Controlled Trial
Dr Nurina Katta. Dr Katta completed her PhD in Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Lab at the University of Canterbury
Understanding Emotion...
From womb to world: The role of micronutrients in shaping infant development
Dr Siobhan Campbell
Siobhan is a recent PhD graduate from Te Puna Toiora (Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab) based at the University of Canterbury....
Micronutrients as a Treatment for Antenatal Depression: Results from “NUTRIMUM”, an RCT using vitamins and minerals to treat depressive symptoms during pregnancy
Dr Hayley Bradley
Researchers from Te Puna Toiora (Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab) have published a new study investigating whether broad-spectrum micronutrients (vitamins and...
Vitamins and Minerals as Treatment for Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Adults: The outcomes from the NoMAD trial (Nutrients for Mental Health, Anxiety and Depression)
Publication just out: Blampied, M., Tylianakis, J. M., Bell, C., Gilbert, C., & Rucklidge, J. J. (2023). Efficacy and safety of a vitamin-mineral intervention for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults: A randomised placebo-controlled trial “NoMAD”. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 954-964. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.077
Dr Spider appears on More Fm
Dr. Spider, aka Fiona Cross, made an appearance on More FM, opening up about her journey into the world of spiders and why you...
Micronutrients absorbed in the mouth reduce irritability and anger but not stress in university students
Written by: Nurina Katta
Long-term stress can increase the risk of all kinds of adverse physical and mental health conditions, such as strokes, cardiovascular disease,...
The Art of Science competition 2022
UC Arts and UC Science once again joined forces to run our Art of Science competition. Students from Year 5 to 13 were invited...
Seeing Science photography competition
The UC Science photography competition provides a chance to share insights through the power of photography. Breath-taking, bewildering, thought-provoking, illuminating…
We received a ton...
5 Simple Rules for Using Academic Freedom
If you want to get an academic talking, just bring up the topic of academic freedom. We all have opinions about what it is,...
