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Most likely to have an autistic child?

Teenage mothers and women over 40 are more likely to have children with autism, a major new study has declared.

Puzzles prevent Alzheimer's?

Completing the crossword and taking regular exercise may ease the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - but will not prevent it, scientists say.

Depression: Farmers need to take care

A national programme to address rural depression will be developed in recognition of challenging times for farmers including volatility in milk prices.

Women face greater dementia risk - study

More must be done to take account of the fact that dementia affects women more than men, according to international researchers winning support in NZ.

Louise Thompson: How to stop being resentful

The more resentful we are, the more things we find to be resentful about, writes Louise Thompson.

Deborah Hill Cone: Waging war on the bully inside

Deborah Hill Cone writes: In a chaotic world, bullies tell us what to think, what to do, and what we are doing wrong. This can be comforting if you feel unsure who you are.

Study targets homophobia

Caitlyn Jenner's courage has been welcomed by the world - but do gay women on our own sports fields feel just as accepted?

Government 'gambling' with mental health

The Government is using mental health patients as "gambling chips" by implementing social bonds, says one social services researcher.

Dementia's 'heartbreaking' love

Four wives tell Victoria Lambert how dementia has strengthened their relationships.

Four reasons to have another coffee

Some like it hot, some like it iced, and some just don't like it at all. Until recently, coffee was on the list of habits to break if you really wanted to be healthy.

Kiwis struggle with accepting mental illness

New Zealanders are accepting of diversity, sexuality and religion but not of mental illness.

Better protection needed for victims

The Police Association is calling for frontline cops to be notified when forensic mental health patients are released back into the community.

Gardens can boost concentration - study

Don't grab a coffee for that concentration boost, just glance out the window at a city roof garden.

Govt steps in after victim meets killer

Immediate changes to victim notification processes have been made after a man shopping at the supermarket ran into the man who stabbed him.

Why a preschooler suddenly went mute

When that voice suddenly goes away, you become desperate to hear it. When our son stopped talking, our sense of loss was painful and acute, writes Kim A. O'Connell.

School bullying can have fatal effects - research

Being bullied at school has effects on the body that last for decades and can shorten a person's life, new research suggests.

Making kids suffer our greatest shame

The threat of social rejection to be the most widespread and potent form of stress for human beings. Deborah Hill Cone writes of trying to overcome this kind of killer shame.

I'm coming out of 'mental health closet'

A quarter of people from anxiety and depression, yet many never ask for help. Bryony Gordon reveals how admitting to her illness was the first step to controlling it.