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Daniel Hardy

@dbhardylab

Professor, Dept of Ob/Gyn and Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University. CHRI Scientist, Fetal physiologist, interested in #DOHaD, cannabinoids. Great interest in traditional Irish music, running, camping.

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Really looking forward to this exciting talk as part of our 2026 annual Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day! @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
HMN 2026: How Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta Cannabis pregnancy schizophrenia placenta: Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell...

HMN 2026: How Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social healthmedicinet.com/cannabis-pre...

06.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Le placenta, nouveau marqueur potentiel du risque de schizophrΓ©nie Le placenta pourrait rΓ©vΓ©ler dΓ¨s la naissance un risque accru de schizophrΓ©nie liΓ© Γ  l’exposition prΓ©natale au THC.

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27.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great #ArtofCreation exhibit opening at D.B. Weldon Library @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

26.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cannabis in pregnancy may leave schizophrenia-risk signals in the placenta Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell what is real. It impacts about 1% of the Canadian population and is linke...

@westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

25.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can the placenta predict schizophrenia risk? Lessons from prenatal cannabis exposure There is strong evidence connecting cannabis use during pregnancy to harmful effects on a child’s brain development, including a higher risk of schizophrenia.

Thanks to @ca.theconversation.com for covering our BOR article academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... article: theconversation.com/can-the-plac...

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Lookiing forward to this exhibit next week @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @slobodalab.bsky.social

20.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOHaD Canada 2026 Meeting Call for Abstracts! Deadline for abstract submission is March 1, 2026. Looking forward to sharing knowledge and learning about your outstanding research! @dohadtrainee-ecr.bsky.social

24.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Out in Farm Country shooting some derelict buildings in B/W, and came across this beauty, chillin' (literally, it was -15CΒ°) along a Concession Road on the Midwestern Ontario Tundra.

#birds #nature #birdwatching #birding #Fujifilm #birdphotographΓ½ #Canada #outdoors #outdoorphotography

02.02.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

While very relieved that my CIHR grant on placenta and fetal heart defects is funded (on the 3rd try), I am very concerned for the research community generally that the funding rate keeps dropping --13.1% in my committee😟.

29.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Looking forward in talking to my alma mater @waterloosci.bsky.social regarding the adverse cardiometabolic consequences of prenatal cannabinoids. A bit of a homecoming!

13.01.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great times with the next generation of scientists today in Chemistry labs!

11.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today!

09.12.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to this @schulichmeddent.bsky.social #oncology Grand Rounds next Tuesday with my colleague Dr. Jim Petrik @uofguelph.bsky.social

05.12.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Delighted to have Dr. Sandy Raha @McMasterU to speak to our 4th year @schulichmeddent.bsky.social students on the importance of proper and clear science communication!

13.11.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TODAY….

04.11.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Hallowe’en from the Hardy Lab!

31.10.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today!

30.10.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to this Osler Society talk by Dr. Rob Hegele @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

23.10.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation

www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

03.10.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In summary: as a MFM specialist, my job is to use shared decision-making to help pregnant people make educated decisions around preventative measures & treatments. Ultimately, my priority is the pregnant person. The fetus is a passenger, impacted by maternal health & wellbeing

23.09.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)

23.09.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...

18.09.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Identifying established human placental markers of schizophrenia in rodents after gestational βˆ†9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure† Summary Sentence Prenatal THC exposure led to alterations in the expression of established prioritized markers of schizophrenia in placenta and brain model

Excited to see my MSc student Andrea Kocsis’ BOR publication identifying THC-specific placental markers of #schizophrenia academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a... #cannabis #placenta @drcnatale.bsky.social @schulichmeddent.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @placentadoc.bsky.social

12.09.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scientific Director, Children’s Hospital Research Institute

To my child health research colleagues, please consider applying for this CHRI Director position: cchl-ccls.ca/job/scientif...

10.09.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great study regarding the efficacy of a novel CBD: TMP, ART12.11 to reduce stress-induced depression from Laviolette Lab @schulichmeddent.bsky.social. Happy to be a part of this work!

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27.08.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perinatal omega-3 sex-selectively mitigates neuropsychiatric impacts of prenatal THC in the cortico-striatal-hippocampal circuit Molecular Psychiatry - Perinatal omega-3 sex-selectively mitigates neuropsychiatric impacts of prenatal THC in the cortico-striatal-hippocampal circuit

Happy to be a part of this exciting study! rdcu.be/eyMFm

01.08.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be a part of this transformative paper from Dr. Ken Yeung’s lab in Chemistry at @westernu.bsky.social

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