Breaking up long periods of sitting in the evening can result in lower blood sugar and insulin levels in healthy adults, a new University of Otago study has found.
Mar 29, 2023
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Just an hour less sleep a night affects what and how children eat, University of Otago research shows.
Mar 15, 2023
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A more targeted approach to the screening and treatment of prediabetes is likely to be more effective at preventing type 2 diabetes and to reduce strain on primary health care sector resources, according to researchers at ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Removing the $5 prescription charge for people in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation reduces the number of hospital admissions and the length of stays, a new study shows.
Feb 7, 2023
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Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated into general hospitals nor part of the community, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, say.
Feb 2, 2023
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Providing unconditional access to housing is the first step towards improving the mental and physical health and well-being of those experiencing homelessness, researchers say.
Dec 15, 2022
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Ensuring that the latest clinical research opportunities, and the health care benefits that flow from them, are available to all New Zealanders is at the heart of a new report.
Dec 14, 2022
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Despite being known as a vulnerable group for experiencing poor mental health, tertiary students often downplay the severity of their distress and delay seeking help, University of Otago research has found.
Dec 9, 2022
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Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without, yet over a ten-year period only half of these women were tested for diabetes within six months of giving birth, a ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Excessive television viewing as a child can lead to a higher risk of tobacco use and gambling disorders in adulthood, a new University of Otago study shows.
Nov 29, 2022
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