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Evidence a loving family reduces the likelihood of alcoholism later in life 29 April 2021 A study from Otago University has looked at links between parenting, and risks of alcohol and substance abuse in adulthood. Data was taken from the Christchurch Health and Development Study - research thats followed more than a thousand people since 1977. Psychological medicine professor Joe Boden says the findings are about as reliable as they come. He says measures were collected when participants were...

Good show, Russell. For me, the Heralds entire week focusing on domestic violence was soured by two articles that opened the series: Tony Veitchs piece, and Kerry McIvors piece where she more-or-less said, "Why dont they just leave?" There was some really good work later in the week, but I found it hard to give it much weight, given those opening pieces. The other thing that I thought could have been very useful was some serious statistical work, to examine the truth of the "she does it too" c...

+Undoctored Open letter on drug reform, from JustSpeak and other organisations and individuals Monday 12 April 2021, 03:13 PM 3 minutes to Read 11 April 2021 ‍ Kākahungia te tangata ki te aroha, kaua ki te whakawhiu - Our people need a cloak of support and care, not punishment and stigma. ‍ At pivotal moments, New Zealanders from all backgrounds and cultures have come together to reform unfair laws and build the health of our communities. As a society we strive for fairness and equ...

He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed scientific papers, with many appearing in leading international journals, and he maintains numerous international research collaborations. Perhaps his most prominent work has been as a director of The Dunedin Study for more than 20 years. Known in full as the ‘Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study’, the project began in 1975, originally designed as a short-term project to explore how birth events affect later health. A growin...

GISuser.com OGC seeks sponsors for a cooperative OGC – IHO Federated Marine SDI Demonstration Pilot March 10, 2021 By Editor New Pilot will demonstrate a multi-country, federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure for land/sea interface use-cases. 10 March 2021: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is seeking sponsors for a cooperative OGC – IHO Federated Marine SDI Demonstration Pilot.  Responses are due by April 30, 2021. As recommended by the successful OGC-IHO MSDI Concept Development...

Growing Evidence That Mentally Ill Youths Become Less Healthy Adults A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood. But because mental health problems peak early in life and can be identified, the researchers say that more investment in prompt mental health care could be used to prevent later diseases and lower societal healthcare costs....

 E-Mail DURHAM, N.C. -- A new pair of studies from a Duke research teams long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood. But because mental health problems peak early in life and can be identified, the researchers say that more investment in prompt mental health care could be used to prevent later diseases and lower societal healthcare costs. "The same people who experience psychiatric c...

John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff Research has found significant impairment in memory and other cognitive functions in Cantabrians who experienced disruption and loss because of the 2011 earthquakes. (File photo) A Christchurch researcher has received more than $200,000 to fund a research project studying the ongoing impact of “‘quake brain” on people’s memory and other cognitive functions a decade after the Canterbury earthquakes. The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) has provided ...

Thursday, 18 February 2021, 6:35 am The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) is funding a $213,000 research project on the ongoing impact of ‘quake brain’ on people’s memory and other cognitive functions crucial to everyday life. The study builds on evidence of ‘quake brain’ already gathered by a University of Otago psychological research team. They found significant impairment in memory and other cognitive functions such as emotional processing in Cantabrians who experience...

International trade agreements will drive RIs economic recovery: govt 9th February 2021 Indonesian Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi Jakarta (ANTARA) - Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi highlighted his ministry’s efforts to step up non-oil and gas exports to bolster recovery of Indonesias economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic by optimizing international trade agreements. "To achieve the non-oil and gas export growth target, we must open up the Indonesian market and collaborate with...