In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP #WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer

It’s Women’s Brain Health Day 🧠 Women face higher rates of dementia & depression, yet research still leaves major gaps. We can change that. Learn more + access advocacy tools: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/

Only 1 week until Dr. Deena Walker joins us to discuss how thyroid hormone signaling contributes to sex differences in addiction. 🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5

Epilepsy affects women differently, but these differences are often overlooked. A new WHRC blog breaks down the gaps in care and why women’s physiology must inform treatment. Read more: ow.ly/iB1u50XyjHr

Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors. 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho... #AddictionScience #SexDifferences

Every country needs a national strategy for women's health. In our new episode, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks with Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9

A new report from the McKinsey Health Institute shows the women’s health gap isn’t closing. Want to help push for change? 📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/ #WomensHealth #HealthEquity

This week on the podcast, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks to Prof Siobhain O'Mahony about gut health, and why it should matter to women. 🎧 Listen now to Episode 7 ow.ly/QeYw50Xu32Z #WomensHealth #Microbiome #GutHealth

Did you miss the Nov 14th presentations on Hormonal Contraceptives? Want to catch up on the latest trainee research? The recording is up on our YouTube channel! Watch now: ow.ly/pr5h50Xt27F #HormonalContraceptives #BirthControl

Looking forward to Dr. Srivastava’s (@ncndgroup.bsky.social) talk for today’s #WHSS on the latest research from his group on using #brain #organoids to study #sexdifferences and effects of #estradiol during human #neurodevelopment 🤩 Follow along for some highlights!

⏳ One week left! Apply for WHRC’s $250 Trainee Travel Award to support your conference travel. Deadline: Nov 21, 2025 🔗 ow.ly/uqNb50XjWiO

Triple-negative breast cancer is the deadliest subtype, and it needs new solutions. A promising tactic: remove the “oil” that fuels tumour growth. Read the blog: ow.ly/zhjU50XrNma #CancerResearch #WomensHealth

Congratulations to Dr. Bernard Le Foll (@camhnews.bsky.social), newly elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! 🎉 His research is transforming addiction care and revealing how sex & gender shape substance use & treatment outcomes. #CAHSFellow

Your period is more than a monthly event, it’s a vital sign. In our latest episode, Dr. Sofia Ahmed explains how menstrual cycles reveal deeper insights into women’s health. 🎧 Listen now: Women’s Health Interrupted 🔗https://ow.ly/o5XG50Xqv95 #WomensHealth #MenstrualHealth

1 week to go! 🗓️ Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field. Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2

How do our brains develop differently depending on sex — and what role do estrogens play? 🧠 Join Dr. Deepak Srivastava (King's College London) Nov 18 for our next Women’s Health Seminar! 7am PDT / 10am EDT 🔗 Register: ow.ly/aXWX50Xl4nO #womenshealthresearch #neuroscience

Can birth control really change your mood? This week on the podcast, Dr. Inger Sundström Poromaa & Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social discuss how hormones shape mental health, and why women deserve better answers. 🎧 Listen: Apple | Spotify 🔗https://ow.ly/x0Iq50Xn3fz #Hormones #PMDD

Need funding to attend your next conference? 🎓 Trainees can apply for a $250 Travel Award to support women’s health and sex/gender research travel. Apply by Nov 21, 2025 🔗 ow.ly/4a1z50XjVO6

While you are all waiting for treat or treaters & the blue jay game … take a look at our newest from @bonniee-leee.bsky.social where we look at neural networks in middle aged female rats based on APOE genotype and parity history www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

How do we change this? 📷 - Invest in dedicated funding for women’s health - Go beyond SGBA to integrate sex, gender & 2S/LGBTQI+ research - Highlight women’s health through special journal issues and collaborations

Women experience delayed diagnoses, more adverse drug effects, and spend 25% more time in poor health than men. Yet only 4.5% of CIHR-funded projects over 15 yrs addressed major health burdens affecting women. 📚 Learn more: ow.ly/Cqjx50XkANC

No jump scares here—just the unsettling truth. 👻 Endometriosis is understudied, misunderstood, and may affect the brain. Read more: ow.ly/EQf750XjRXB #WomensHealth #Endometriosis #Research

“My goal for this award is to encourage research in women’s health and help women live healthier and happier lives.” – Holly Ewanyshyn Tomorrow is the final day to apply for the $2,000 Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award! ow.ly/5hgx50X9lu3 #WomensHealth

🚨 Applications are open! WHRC members can apply for a $250 Trainee Travel Award to attend or present at a women’s health or sex/gender conference. Deadline: Nov 21, 2025 🔗 ow.ly/KnpP50XjVyA

Why do women often have more severe strokes than men? 🧠 Dr. Farida Sohrabji joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social on Women’s Health Interrupted to unpack sex differences, estrogens, & gut health in stroke. ow.ly/zFSJ50XjGLT #WomensHealthInterrupted #Stroke

Hormonal contraception—from brain to policy. Join us Nov 14 | 1 PM EST for “Hormonal Contraceptives: Insights from Across the Field” featuring emerging researchers on access, mental health & more. 💻 Free | Register: ow.ly/JX9L50XfOpW #WomensHealthResearch #Contraception

💡 Can menopausal #hormonetherapy (MHT) and #statins be safely used together? 💡 A new study led by Dr. Alex Lukey found that when started before age 60, MHT did not increase the risk of heart events or death in people using statins for primary prevention 🫀 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/5TQ28...

Menopause. Not a secret. Not a sentence. A stage — and it deserves support. 🎧 Shirley Weir joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social on Women’s Health Interrupted to bust myths & spark better conversations. ow.ly/x3hR50XgeFP #WomensHealthInterrupted #Menopause

It’s #MenopauseMonth, and we’re back with part 2 of our myth-busting series on #menopause! 🌸 💬 Myth: Natural remedies are better than menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). 📚 Truth: They may ease stress, but don't match the benefits of MHT. Learn more: https://ow.ly/oZ3c50XfRUe

Missed Dr. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul’s #WHSS talk? The recording is now up on YouTube! 🎥 💡 Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle Watch here ⬇️ https://ow.ly/XG2K50Xf7MN#WHSS#MenstrualCycle #HormoneResearch

Calling all perinatal-mental-health champions! Join the WHRC in Toronto to map research priorities, and spark new collaborations before #MONA2025 Register now: https://ow.ly/5Cax50Xf5HP#MONA2025#PerinatalMentalHealth #WHRC #womenmind

Fantastic phase aligned cycle scaling available for researchers interested. PACTS. Menstrual cycles and hormone levels can be quite different and this method helps. Sucidality idealisation also follows cyclicity @clearlab.bsky.social

Why are some people hormone sensitive and others not? There are cultural stereotypes… that are imp to acknowledge. You need repeated measures and DAILY analyses to diagnose PMDD (~5.5%) or PME - @clearlab.bsky.social

Happening now! Follow along for highlights ✨ For today's #WHSS, @clearlab.bsky.social will be discussing dimensional affective sensitivity to #hormones across the #menstrualcycle 🔍

Registration is open! Join us Nov 14 (1PM EST) for our next Trainee Research Presentation Hear from emerging researchers on contraception access, brain health & mental health. Free & virtual 👉 https://ow.ly/wSSo50XegZe #WomensHealthResearch #ContraceptiveResearch

NEW series — Behind the Science: Hot Topics in Women’s Health Featuring Ahmad Mohammad, who studies how GLP-1 and estrogen influence brain health. 💊 What do we know about drugs like Ozempic? 🧠 Could they also affect the brain? Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/nHpH50XeeiF #WomensHealth #Ozempic #GLP1

UBC grad students in women’s health research — you may qualify for the Holly Ewanyshyn Award! ✅ Research-stream FoM student or FoM-supervised ✅ Project on disease pathogenesis in women/female models 🔗https://ow.ly/IVJP50X8Lpk Apply by Oct 31, 2025 #UBCResearch

Season 3 of Women’s Health Interrupted is here! 🎙️ Ep 1: Dr. Cat Bohannon on how science sidelined female bodies Ep 2: Rachel Bartholomew on how femtech innovation turns research into reality Now streaming on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 👇 https://ow.ly/b8PJ50XbIoG #WomensHealthInterrupted #Femtech

We’re just 1 week away! Join Dr. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul on Oct 20 (9am PDT/12pm EDT) for our next Women’s Health Seminar: 🩸 “Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle.” 💻 Register now: https://ow.ly/TtWA50X9fJ6 #WomensHealthResearch #WHSS #HormonesAndMood

🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research. Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts! #WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted

Grad students researching women’s health—this is for you! Apply for the Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award by Oct 31, 2025. Funding: $2,000 for research on disease pathogenesis in women or female models of disease. https://ow.ly/S5iZ50X8L6V #WomensHealth #ResearchFunding

How do hormones shape mood across the menstrual cycle? 🧠 Join Dr. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul for our next Women’s Health Seminar on Oct 20, 9am PDT/12pm EDT! 💻 Register now: https://ow.ly/YvoK50X9fjh #WomensHealthResearch #HormonesAndMood #WHSS

Congratulations to Dr. Simone Vigod, Senior Scientist Women's College Hospital & the new Labatt Family Chair of Psychiatry University of Toronto 👏 Her research advances equity in women’s mental health and transforms access to evidence-based treatment. Learn more: https://ow.ly/SbOn50X7K8E

❌ Myth: Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is dangerous and increases the risk for various diseases. ✅ Truth: The risks and benefits depend on the type of MHT and when & how it is taken. Learn more: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/learn/womens... #MythBusting #WomensHealth #Menopause #HormoneTherapy

Today, we honour the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities. The legacy of residential schools continues to shape health inequities - see our post to learn more! #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #WomensHealthEquity

New Publication Alert! 📣 How do #oralcontraceptives (OCs) impact #wellbeing? 🧠 Research led by Cluster member Melanie Kowalczyk from Uniwersytet SWPS examined #anxiety and inhibitory control in #oralcontraceptive users vs naturally cycling women. 📚 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2044...

Housing Unit Takeovers (HUTs) exploit the vulnerabilities of women in supportive housing, often leading to unsafe & traumatic living conditions. Read Nora’s story & what must change: ow.ly/TXGB50WZmQK #WomensHealth #HousingJustice #GBV

Better science starts with equality ⚖️ This #GenderEqualityWeek, we are celebrating the achievements of women and gender-diverse people and continuing to push to close the gaps that remain 💪 We are on a mission to ensure science serves everyone 📢 Share this post & tag us to spread the word!

Yesterday was #WorldAlzheimersDay! ⏳ Every 3 seconds, someone develops dementia - and 2 in 3 are women ⏳ Join us in our raising awareness and supporting research that prioritizes women to create a future of better brain health for everyone. 💜 #EndAlz #WomensHealth #AskAboutAlzheimers

Did you miss the September 15 seminar on Sex, Anxiolytics and Psychosocial Stress with Dr. Holly Hunsberger? You can catch it on our YouTube channel! Learn more about the Alzheimer's disease exposome: youtu.be/o7KzfKxmZZs #WomensHealth #WomensHealthResearch #WHSS