Dan Hardy
@DBHardyLab
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Fetal Physiologist, Endocrinologist. Studies Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). Cannabinoids
University of Western Ontario
Joined September 2014
Oxytocin isnโt just the โlove hormoneโ: it helps wire the brainโs metabolic circuits! ๐ง In our new โฆ@PLOSBiologyโฉ study, we show that OT neurons guide the postnatal development of POMC and AgRP pathways that control energy balance
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The melanocortin circuit of the hypothalamus is crucial for regulating energy balance, but the development of this circuit is incompletely understood. This study in mice shows that activity and...
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Delighted to have Dr. Sandy Raha @McMasterU to speak to our 4th year @SchulichMedDent students on the importance of proper and clear science communication!
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Back @SchulichMedDent for HHAllen Day 20 years after finishing residency and 25 years after med school! Thank you ๐๐ฝ for helping support me to build the foundation for a wonderful career.
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Excellent coverage of our recent research in Nature Molecular Psychiatry: Omega-3 diet offsets some prenatal cannabis effects in male but not female offspring via @psypost
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How does cannabis use during pregnancy affect the developing brain? A new study in rats explored the role of a key nutrient in brain development, finding that dietary changes could influence some,...
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Tremendous @SchulichMedDent Osler Society talk by Dr. Rob Hegele today on the birthplace of insulin in London!
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Great study by @drcnatale further implicating in the important role of TGF-b1 signalling on pericyte function in the placenta.
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Exciting study from @bauhaus242โs laboratory regarding the efficacy of NAC to mitigate adverse neuropathological outcomes due to adolescent THC exposure.
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"There is no big bad wolf unafraid of the human 'super predator,'" says Liana Zanette, #WesternU professor and lead author of a new study that reveals wolves still fear humans โ even where laws protect them from hunting. ๐บ @WesternuScience
https://t.co/UM9tBHrZnp
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A new Western University study shows that even where laws are in place to protect them, wolves fully fear the human โsuper predator.โ
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Canadian women are No. 2 in the world ๐จ๐ฆ๐ Shining silver for @RugbyCanada at #RWC2025 ๐ฅ
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Itโs Day 3 at #IFPA2025! Join us for the IFPA Award in Placentology Lecture featuring Stephen Renaud from Canada. Heโll be sharing his fascinating insights on the Formation of the Placental Syncytium: Mechanisms and Mysteries. Donโt miss it!
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Kudos to @SJRenaud79 @westernuACB
#IFPA2025 Day 3 began with a wonderfully inspiring Award in Placentology Lecture from @SJRenaud79. Heโs right, the placenta is pretty freaking amazing! @IFPA_Official
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