Health
Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in a different way than tobacco
Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way from tobacco, new University of Otago research has found.
Feb 3, 2022
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University of Otago
HIV & AIDS
Number of HIV cases continue to decline in New Zealand
For the second year in a row there has been a reduction in the number of confirmed cases of HIV in New Zealand.
May 16, 2019
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Health
Novel nicotine inhaler doubles smoking quit rates
A study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington shows that smokers who used a nicotine inhaler were twice as likely to quit smoking as smokers using a placebo inhaler.
May 17, 2016
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Medical research
Demise of dental amalgam outlined in new study
Fillings in your teeth? If both local and global trends are anything to go by, soon they won't have anything to do with mercury.
Feb 19, 2020
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Cardiology
Adult stem cell types' heart repair potential probed
New University of Otago research is providing fresh insights into how a patient's adult stem cells could best be used to regenerate their diseased hearts.
Nov 25, 2016
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Cardiology
High-intensity exercise may restore heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart function caused by type 2 diabetes.
May 23, 2019
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Health
Excessive television viewing in childhood may be a risk factor for later smoking and gambling disorders
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anti-fat attitudes shaped early in life
New findings from New Zealand's University of Otago suggest older toddlers—those aged around 32 months old—are picking up on the anti-fat attitudes of their mothers.
Nov 23, 2015
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Addiction
Warning labels on alcohol containers highly deficient, new research shows
Current health warning labels on alcohol beverage containers in New Zealand are highly deficient, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows.
May 21, 2018
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Medical research
Optogenetic research shows which neurons flip fertility master switch
New Zealand scientists have achieved another milestone in their world-leading efforts to understand the neural mechanisms underlying the brain's master control of fertility.
Oct 5, 2015
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