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New hi-tech sports gear detects damaging blow to head
Sports apparel company Reebok is entering the tech world, developing computerised headwear that can detect when an athlete has sustained a damaging blow to the head.

Hanging on to resolutions
Of those who make New Year’s resolutions, only one in 12 will achieve them. So what can we do to maximise our chances of success?

Disabled kids 'abandoned'
Child care law changes sought by lobby group after children denied right to family life.

Questions remain over psychiatrist
A doctor who quit the United States amid controversy over an alleged affair with a patient had already been working in Hamilton for a month.

Where do disorders start?
We've all felt sad, anxious or down at one time or another, but where does the normal experience of emotion end and the clinical picture of a mood or anxiety disorder begin?

Killer's psychiatrist works in Hamilton
A doctor who gave up his medical licence in the United States while under scrutiny for alleged professional misconduct is now working in Hamilton.

How to stick to NY resolutions
The key to a successful new year resolution is to keep it achievable and simple.

Shock wiping of memories
Unpleasant memories can be wiped out by electric shock therapy used to treat psychiatric patients, a study has shown.

Junk food could ruin memory
Research from the University of NSW suggests an unhealthy diet can also take a toll on the memory.

Blog: 'Beach ready' be damned
This letter was written after a gin-induced rant, which included the throwing of the writer's arms into the air in despair at the fact ladies don't love themselves and their bodies enough.

Probiotics: Autism therapy?
Probiotics can alleviate the symptoms of autism-like disorders in mice, according to a US study.

Experts reveal the most effective lifestyle choice for preventing dementia
Doing regular exercise is the most effective single lifestyle choice people can make to reduce their risk of dementia.

Post-disaster rent controls proposed
The Human Rights Commission has called for the Government to consider rent-control measures following major natural disasters.

Website helps to banish the blues
Almost three-quarters of the depressed Kiwis who have gone to Sir John Kirwan's website depression.org.nz are no longer depressed after finishing the six lessons.

Phone addicts unhappy - study
Avid mobile phone users are less happy and suffer from higher anxiety, a new study shows.

How to avoid burnout at work
It's that time of year when people are rushing to finish work projects before Christmas, putting in extra hours and feeling overstressed, overworked and plain exhausted.

Sexy ads turn women off
Research shows that while women do exhibit negative reactions to sexual imagery, this diminishes for high value products.

Self-harm not attention seeking - study
New research has busted myths that Kiwi teens self-harming - a practice that is surging here - are doing it to "be cool" or to seek attention.

Cannabis could help fix brain after stroke - research
Cannabis may help to reduce brain damage after a stroke, new research suggests.

Shelley Bridgeman: Do you feel like a fraud?
Have you experienced impostor syndrome? How did you choose to deal with it? Is hiding it or revealing it the best approach?

Boy tried to kill himself
An 8-year-old boy tried to kill himself in a lunch break because school was "too hard" - and his parents are furious the school did not call 111 for an ambulance.

Feel like a fraud? You might have imposter syndrome
People who are seen as successful by outside external measures may internally feel like frauds, undeserving of their success and in danger at any moment of being exposed.

Shelley Bridgeman: Do you believe in magnetic therapy?
It's claimed that sleeping on a BioMag - that is, a wool layer with ceramic magnets sewn into it - can ease pain.

Effects of dope last long after high - expert
Regular dope smokers experience serious cognitive impairment long after they're high, an Aussie expert says.

System failing offenders with brain disability
Thousands of people may be ending up on the wrong side of the law due to an alcohol-related brain disability caused before birth, a New Zealand judge says.

Bystanders thanked for their courage
The family of a man who was run over by his partner outside a Hamilton superette have thanked bystanders for their "courage and kindness'' during the ordeal.