Psychology & Psychiatry
Improved access to greenspace for older adults needs to be considered
Older people's inability to engage in nature can leave them feeling sad, frustrated and angry, a University of Otago study has found.
Feb 13, 2019
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University of Otago
The University of Otago (Māori: 'Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo') in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010. The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it employs.
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- 364 Leith Walk, Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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- http://www.otago.ac.nz/
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Pediatrics
Study proves value of teaching open-water survival skills to children
Despite the majority of drownings occurring in open-water, basic aquatic skills are typically taught in swimming pools.
Feb 12, 2019
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Medications
Research reveals need to ensure drug trials for anxiety are carried out on appropriate patients
University of Otago psychiatry experts are concerned some medications used to treat anxiety may appear ineffective because they are not being tested in appropriate patients.
Feb 12, 2019
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Cardiology
Research links deprivation, inequality to poorer blood thinner outcomes
New University of Otago research is warning doctors to be wary of potential health risks for Māori and Pacific patients taking a common blood thinner.
Feb 08, 2019
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Health
Campaign reduces unnecessary tests and antibiotic use, study finds
A Hutt Valley District Health Board campaign to cut the number of urine tests being carried out on hospital patients not only significantly reduced the number of unnecessary tests being ordered but also lowered the level ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study highlights problems predicting suicide
A University of Otago study examining the ability of measures to predict death-by-suicide highlights multiple problems with current mental health treatment models.
Dec 21, 2018
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Immunology
Probiotic gives long-standing protection against childhood eczema, study finds
Giving a probiotic supplement to pregnant mothers and their infants significantly reduces the chances of a child developing eczema for the first 11 years of their life, researchers have shown.
Dec 17, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First nationwide study of listeria in mothers and babies
The first study of the burden of listeria in pregnant New Zealanders and their babies has found reassuringly low rates of the infection – indicating food safety warnings are working to prevent unnecessary cases of miscarriage, ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Health
Licence to Swill: James Bond's drinking over six decades
He may be licensed to kill but fictional British secret service agent James Bond has a severe alcohol use disorder, according to an analysis of his drinking behaviour published in the Medical Journal of Australia's Christmas ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Cardiology
Researchers discover a promising therapy for improving heart attack survivorship
In pre-clinical trials, University of Otago researchers have discovered a promising new therapy that has the potential to be used clinically for improving survival rates for people who suffer a heart attack.
Dec 04, 2018
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