Low levels of BPA exposure can affect prenatal brain development
Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the kitchens we use to feed our families. With thousands of chemicals floating around in our environment, exposure to any number is practically unavoidable. Through the work of researchers like Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, the implications of many of these chemicals are being thoroughly explored. Manufacturers follow standards set by regulatory bodies, it s not up to the manufacturers to prove the chemicals in consumer products are safe, says Kurrasch, a researcher in the University of Calgary s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and Alberta Children s Research Institute at the Cumming School of Medicine. Scientists play a critical role and do the meticulous work of determining where the risks lie.
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IMAGE: BPA disrupts development of the mouse brain sleep centre (outlined), image on right. The change can impact behaviour. The control image on the left ( CON ) shows sleep centre without BPA. view more
Credit: Kurrasch lab, published in
Science Advances
Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the kitchens we use to feed our families. With thousands of chemicals floating around in our environment, exposure to any number is practically unavoidable. Through the work of researchers like Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, the implications of many of these chemicals are being thoroughly explored.
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The innovative Unified Protocol group therapy program helps students to survive and thrive during the pandemic stress
It is not surprising that the impact of the pandemic on student mental health is devastating. Thankfully, there is a great solution for common issues such as social isolation, anxiety and depression.
The
Gauntlet interviewed Dr. Dan Devoe, a postdoctoral scholar at the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education in the Cumming School of Medicine’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) about the innovative online therapeutic program offered by Student Wellness Services at the University of Calgary. Along with Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos, associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work, he is leading the online group therapy program which helps students to manage anxiety and emotions during COVID-19.
Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry increases patient access to research, clinical trials
The Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry (CNDR) was launched in 2010 to increase efficient patient access to cutting-edge research and clinical trials, to increase understanding of the natural history and epidemiology of neuromuscular disease across Canada, and to facilitate research collaboration.
An assessment of CNDR s accomplishments, published in the
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, found that it has been successful in securing funding and engaging the community over the past 10 years.
With more than 4,000 enrolled patients, data from the registry have been used in over 125 research projects as of 2019, including clinical trial and research notifications, patient questionnaires, and data analyses around patient outcomes and care.