Daily Media Digest January 27, 2022

Social contact key to overcoming mental health stigma – Western News
Western News – Western University
“… education campaigns are limited in this regard, and sometimes promote more harm than good, according to a new study from Western University.”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, Western University

BD Innovation Profiled in Cover Story of ‘Science’ Demonstrates Landmark Advancement in Flow Cytometry Technology
BD Canada
“Technology Breakthrough Has Potential to Transform Wide Range of Disciplines from Immunology and Genomics Research to Cell-Based Therapeutics”
TAGS: medical technology, innovative research, immunology, genomics, BD Canada

Previously undetected heart injury in patients recovered from mild COVID-19
UHN
“In a world-first, UHN researchers used PET/MRI scans to measure heart injury in recovered COVID-19 patients, revealing that a small percentage had inflammation in their heart after infection.”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, heart injury, inflammation, comorbid condition, UHN

Canada Needs a Coordinated Plan to Address its Leading Developmental Disability
HRI Portal
“Canada is a world leader in research on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, North America’s leading developmental disability. However, this research is not being put into place at a national level. The Canada FASD Research Network is calling on the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy to address the extraordinary complexities of this disability.”
TAGS: developmental disability, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, national strategy, CanFASD

Making strides in Alzheimer’s research
GlycoNet
“GlycoNet researchers have made exciting advances in understanding Alzheimer’s disease and are developing a potential therapeutic strategy.”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, innovative research, therapeutics, GlycoNet

Zeroing in on a deadly disease
Ryerson University
“Innovative cardiovascular devices using 3D visualization will lead to better outcomes for patients”
TAGS: cardiovascular device, heart health, medical technology, Ryerson University