This research partnered with Aboriginal Elders to co-design and implement a 13-week online unit aimed at educating non-Indigenous health care providers on culturally respectful and safe dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The involvement of Elders in guiding content, delivering weekly Zoom sessions, and evaluating students’ work was highly valued, leading to the unit’s recognition and availability nationally and internationally through the University of Tasmania.
This study explored the life stressors and coping strategies of Indigenous women living in Toronto through sharing circles and interviews, revealing their varied experiences of control over socio-economic challenges, identity, and social environments. The findings highlight the complex ways these women manage stress and offer valuable insights for service providers, policy-makers, and researchers to better support their wellbeing.
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This content aligns with Goals 3, 10, and 4 by emphasizing the importance of genomics education for healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care through genomic testing; discussing the disparities in genomics education across different regions, underscoring the need to bridge these gaps and provide equitable access to genomic knowledge and resources; and highlights the need for standardizing and improving the quality of genomics education globally, which aligns with the goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education.
This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure by exploring a novel area of research exploring the link between vascular disease and Alzheimer's Disease.
This chapter provides an overview of neurodevelopmental disabilities, emphasizing their lifelong impact, diverse etiologies, and the importance of early genetic testing and individualized, context-aware interventions. It aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) by promoting comprehensive care and lifelong health planning, and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by advocating equitable access to diagnostic tools, targeted treatments, and inclusive approaches that optimize functional and societal participation goals
This study highlights that infertility in Southern Ghana often leads women to face stigma and cultural barriers when considering adoption, underscoring the need for community engagement to support their decision-making process.
The article investigates the role of CD38, an enzyme implicated in neuroinflammation and cellular senescence, in the context of vascular dementia (VaD). It demonstrates that inhibiting CD38 can mitigate cerebrovascular endothelial cell dysfunction, blood-brain barrier disruption, neuroinflammation, and white matter damage, ultimately alleviating cognitive impairment in a mouse model of VaD. The findings suggest that targeting CD38 may offer a promising therapeutic strategy for addressing the vascular and neurological deficits associated with VaD
