Health news

Depression in Pacific adolescents

A new study uses network analysis to demonstrate how connectedness with family, friends, and school can prevent depression in Pacific adolescents.

Treating the stigma of chronic pain

AUT researchers found that people will conceal their chronic pain to avoid ‘being seen as drug-seeking, lazy, or mentally unstable’.

Over 10 million sought help for gambling

A systematic review, published in the scientific journal Addiction, has found that globally one in every 400 adults has sought help for gambling problems.

AUT provides expertise in equity

Associate Professor Jacquie Kidd is the Equity Lead on a five-year HRC funded project exploring accessible interventions for osteoarthritis.

Assisted dying and nursing care

AUT-led research highlights the need to support nurses, procedurally and psychologically, as they increasingly encounter assisted dying.

Families affected by gambling

A Ministry of Health funded report on problem gambling shows that more can be done to develop a whānau inclusive offering.

Therapy shown to reduce gambling harms

A Ministry of Health funded report examines the long-term effectiveness of counselling treatments for gambling disorders.

HRC funding boosts nGVS research

AUT-led neurological rehabilitation project investigates brain stimulation intervention for inner ear-related imbalance and blurred vision.

Five Questions: Professor Nicola Kayes

We asked Nicola five questions ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address

Atawhai: Responding to family violence

AUT-led research is making it easier for healthcare workers to respond to family violence, by connecting primary care services with community knowledge.