Jenny Suo

2 months ago | 1news.co.nz | Jenny Suo

New Zealand scientists studying the brains of rugby players have made a significant breakthrough that could allow Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to be diagnosed in living players. Until now, the disease linked to repeated head knocks could only be confirmed after someone had died. But new patterns of inflammation in affected people have been identified by Auckland University researchers, opening the door for diagnostic testing while someone is alive.

Oct 8, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Jenny Suo

Louis Sharp's spent the past two years in the fast lane. The 17-year-old will drive for Rodin Motorsport in the 2025 Formula 3 season — stepping onto the grid after winning the British Formula 4 and then the GB3 Championship — the UK's premiere single seater motorsport series. "It does feel surreal to be fair. I'm very happy to have made this progress. Some of it has come as a surprise but it's a sign of the stuff I do off-track," the teen told 1News.

May 28, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Jenny Suo

James Preston will likely look back on this week as one of best of his life. The 27-year-old has been named in the New Zealand athletics team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just days after breaking the late Sir Peter Snell's 62-year-old NZ record in the 800 metres. Preston said he's been working hard towards this moment for a long time.

Mar 15, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Jenny Suo

With a pack on her back and her partner (usually) at her side, 1News presenter Jenny Suo will traverse the longest distances in the harshest conditions and enjoy a solid 95 percent of it. For the past 40 minutes, I’d kept my head down. My eyes moving sluggishly from limb to limb. Hand on this rock, foot on that. One, two, three, HEAVE.