Health
Make more outdoor pedestrian spaces smokefree, researchers urge
Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector's efforts to help people quit smoking, researchers say.
Oct 22, 2021
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University of Otago
Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxiety impacts ability to perceive changes in breathing
People with higher levels of anxiety have altered perceptions of their breathing, which can lead to even more anxiety, a University of Otago researcher has found.
Oct 21, 2021
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Health
Vaping with nicotine more common than smoking among NZ teens
More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10 percent vaping regularly and six percent vaping weekly or more often, researchers have found.
Oct 18, 2021
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Medications
Chronic pain management for Māori emphasises meds over other approaches
Māori adults who experience chronic pain are being prescribed painkillers at the expense of best practice treatments and are not being offered referrals to specialists, research from the Māori community health provider, ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Significant psychological toll from COVID lockdown for people with histories of mental illness
New research suggests more priority needs to be given to support the health of New Zealanders struggling with mental illness during COVID-19 lockdowns—with findings showing many people with mental health histories struggle ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First brain marker for an anxiety disorder discovered
A University of Otago researcher has discovered a brain signal that will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Oct 7, 2021
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Health
Urgent need to tackle smoking rates in Pacific adults and youth
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and youth if the country is to achieve its goal of reducing the number of smokers to less than 5 percent of the population by 2025, according to ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Some common childhood behaviors may lead to anxiety disorders in later life
New research from the University of Otago has helped identify which specific child behaviors may raise the likelihood of anxiety disorders developing in adulthood and conversely, which ones might give parents, whānau and ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers pinpoint cause of fatigue during pregnancy
Pregnant women now have a scientific reason for skipping the gym during pregnancy; the same hormone gearing up the body for breastfeeding is also telling the brain to relax rather than run.
Sep 23, 2021
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Health informatics
Study: Patient harm common in New Zealand
Patient harm is common in New Zealand, but mostly not preventable, a new University of Otago study has found.
Sep 20, 2021
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