Aleksandra Erak
@aleksandraerak.bsky.social
Women’s health advocate & perinatal mental health (PPD) researcher | MSc, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences | Future MD hopeful. Dogs, espresso & simple joys | Views are my own.
📧: aleksandraerak96@gmail.com
📧: aleksandraerak96@gmail.com
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For too long, the Italian artist Isabella Ducrot looked to others to tell her who she was. “I think life, for women, begins at 60,” she said. “Because then we begin to be free.”
An Artist Flowering in Her Nineties
Isabella Ducrot, a painter in Rome, didn’t really pick up a brush until her fifties. Four decades later, galleries and museums throughout Europe are celebrating her work.
nyer.cm
October 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For too long, the Italian artist Isabella Ducrot looked to others to tell her who she was. “I think life, for women, begins at 60,” she said. “Because then we begin to be free.”
Finished my MSc on perinatal mental health in Canada 🌸 Hoping to move to BC and continue in women’s/perinatal health research. Any advice or connections welcome! 💜
#WomensHealth #PerinatalHealth #Research #BC #Vancouver #PerinatalHealth #postpartumdepression #perinatalmentalhealth #BCResearch
#WomensHealth #PerinatalHealth #Research #BC #Vancouver #PerinatalHealth #postpartumdepression #perinatalmentalhealth #BCResearch
October 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finished my MSc on perinatal mental health in Canada 🌸 Hoping to move to BC and continue in women’s/perinatal health research. Any advice or connections welcome! 💜
#WomensHealth #PerinatalHealth #Research #BC #Vancouver #PerinatalHealth #postpartumdepression #perinatalmentalhealth #BCResearch
#WomensHealth #PerinatalHealth #Research #BC #Vancouver #PerinatalHealth #postpartumdepression #perinatalmentalhealth #BCResearch
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My bank account is empty but two of my long-awaited audiobook holds became available on Libby this morning, so today I am rich.
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My bank account is empty but two of my long-awaited audiobook holds became available on Libby this morning, so today I am rich.
August 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
what every individual needs to remember if they know someone who is about to become a mom or already is one (same goes to the other parent in the mix if they are present!!!).
#perinatalhealth #Momsmattertoo
#perinatalhealth #Momsmattertoo
August 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
what every individual needs to remember if they know someone who is about to become a mom or already is one (same goes to the other parent in the mix if they are present!!!).
#perinatalhealth #Momsmattertoo
#perinatalhealth #Momsmattertoo
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This is Winnie. She is what you might call a… submaween. 13/10 (IG: alittlebitoflovelock)
August 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is Winnie. She is what you might call a… submaween. 13/10 (IG: alittlebitoflovelock)
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They should sell cookies at bars.
August 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They should sell cookies at bars.
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Progeria is a disease of rapid, brutal aging: by the time children afflicted with it enter their teen-age years, their bodies have effectively aged eight or nine decades. Scientists may be closing in on a cure.
How an Ultra-Rare Disease Accelerates Aging
Teen-agers with progeria have effectively aged eight or nine decades. A cure could help change millions of lives—and shed light on why we grow old.
www.newyorker.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Progeria is a disease of rapid, brutal aging: by the time children afflicted with it enter their teen-age years, their bodies have effectively aged eight or nine decades. Scientists may be closing in on a cure.
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We’re honoured to welcome Sara Gelgor to our Board of Trustees!
Sara is Senior Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights at RBC. She has received the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in #Canada Award in 2024 + was also named to the Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.
Sara is Senior Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights at RBC. She has received the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in #Canada Award in 2024 + was also named to the Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.
August 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We’re honoured to welcome Sara Gelgor to our Board of Trustees!
Sara is Senior Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights at RBC. She has received the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in #Canada Award in 2024 + was also named to the Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.
Sara is Senior Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights at RBC. She has received the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in #Canada Award in 2024 + was also named to the Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.
forever grateful for this weekend’s reset. after a busy and stressful summer, it felt nice to be reminded of the power of simply existing
#fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi #calabogie #ontariosummers #somewhereinn
#fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi #calabogie #ontariosummers #somewhereinn
August 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
forever grateful for this weekend’s reset. after a busy and stressful summer, it felt nice to be reminded of the power of simply existing
#fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi #calabogie #ontariosummers #somewhereinn
#fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi #calabogie #ontariosummers #somewhereinn
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More shots from Harpers Ferry on a cloudy day. This is the "Tri-X Pushed" recipe.
Recipe: lifeunintended.com/2021/08/06/t...
#fujifilm #blackandwhite
Recipe: lifeunintended.com/2021/08/06/t...
#fujifilm #blackandwhite
August 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
More shots from Harpers Ferry on a cloudy day. This is the "Tri-X Pushed" recipe.
Recipe: lifeunintended.com/2021/08/06/t...
#fujifilm #blackandwhite
Recipe: lifeunintended.com/2021/08/06/t...
#fujifilm #blackandwhite
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When you read as a break from work and research, and then the novel you’re reading includes a graph like this:
July 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When you read as a break from work and research, and then the novel you’re reading includes a graph like this:
LOVE, LOVE this!!!
This should be a requirement for all medical schools. Physicians should practice what they preach and have a system that supports it
This should be a requirement for all medical schools. Physicians should practice what they preach and have a system that supports it
“Students might readily ask how to find a classroom, but it’s much harder to open up about missing their pets. Those quieter moments can sometimes be a bigger struggle.”
- Dr. Meghan Norris
- Dr. Meghan Norris
WELL 100: Psychology professors launch new course to support first-year wellbeing - The Queen's Journal
First-year students don’t have to navigate the unfamiliarity of university life alone; the course is designed to build mental resilience and support academic success, according to professors. WELL…
buff.ly
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
LOVE, LOVE this!!!
This should be a requirement for all medical schools. Physicians should practice what they preach and have a system that supports it
This should be a requirement for all medical schools. Physicians should practice what they preach and have a system that supports it
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Researchers discover that a high-fat diet damages the heart in mice by disrupting metabolism in heart cells called cardiomyocytes but find that knocking out the enzyme PTP1B can prevent these harmful effects.
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: scim.ag/3ITF8JP
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: scim.ag/3ITF8JP
Deletion of PTP1B in cardiomyocytes alters cardiac metabolic signaling to protect against cardiomyopathy induced by a high-fat diet
The absence of a phosphatase prevents a cardiomyopathy-inducing metabolic switch in mice on a high-fat diet.
scim.ag
July 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Researchers discover that a high-fat diet damages the heart in mice by disrupting metabolism in heart cells called cardiomyocytes but find that knocking out the enzyme PTP1B can prevent these harmful effects.
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: scim.ag/3ITF8JP
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: scim.ag/3ITF8JP
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Maternal health gains remain fragile.
Looming federal budget cuts and gaps in national data reporting could widen disparities and make it harder to track what’s working.
Our new analysis unpacks what the latest data show. ⤵️
Looming federal budget cuts and gaps in national data reporting could widen disparities and make it harder to track what’s working.
Our new analysis unpacks what the latest data show. ⤵️
Maternal Mortality in the United States, 2025
Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the state of U.S. maternal health in 2025.
www.commonwealthfund.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Maternal health gains remain fragile.
Looming federal budget cuts and gaps in national data reporting could widen disparities and make it harder to track what’s working.
Our new analysis unpacks what the latest data show. ⤵️
Looming federal budget cuts and gaps in national data reporting could widen disparities and make it harder to track what’s working.
Our new analysis unpacks what the latest data show. ⤵️
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Earlier this month, Statistics Canada released data showing that the income gap between the wealthiest & poorest Canadian households has reached a record high. This is a bad trend, people. Look at the results of extreme wealth inequality in the USA: When it goes on for decades: Democracy's Demise...
July 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Earlier this month, Statistics Canada released data showing that the income gap between the wealthiest & poorest Canadian households has reached a record high. This is a bad trend, people. Look at the results of extreme wealth inequality in the USA: When it goes on for decades: Democracy's Demise...
Another recent favourite. I forgot how much love and joy photography brings me
#photography #fujifilmx100vi
#photography #fujifilmx100vi
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Another recent favourite. I forgot how much love and joy photography brings me
#photography #fujifilmx100vi
#photography #fujifilmx100vi
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June #TopRead from @ualberta.bsky.social and @wchriuofa.bsky.social found distinct gene expression profiles in CD71+ erythroid cells at various developmental stages, suggesting a critical role for Gal-3 in modulating erythropoiesis and enhancing immunoregulation. Read more: ow.ly/L8uv50WiiFm.
Galectin-3 regulates erythropoiesis and enhances the immunoregulatory properties of CD71+ erythroid cells across developmental stages
The Editors have selected this article as a highlight of the issue.
ow.ly
July 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
June #TopRead from @ualberta.bsky.social and @wchriuofa.bsky.social found distinct gene expression profiles in CD71+ erythroid cells at various developmental stages, suggesting a critical role for Gal-3 in modulating erythropoiesis and enhancing immunoregulation. Read more: ow.ly/L8uv50WiiFm.
July 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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We at the Preeclampsia Foundation stand with @whattoexpect.bsky.social for #BumpDay
Every mom, everywhere deserves a safe pregnancy and postpartum period.
Every mom, everywhere deserves a safe pregnancy and postpartum period.
July 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We at the Preeclampsia Foundation stand with @whattoexpect.bsky.social for #BumpDay
Every mom, everywhere deserves a safe pregnancy and postpartum period.
Every mom, everywhere deserves a safe pregnancy and postpartum period.
July 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A dream purchase!! I’ll always love my Pentax K1000 but it’s been a dream come true to own the Fujifilm x100vi.
Let the film simulation recipe adventures begin!!
#photography #fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi
Let the film simulation recipe adventures begin!!
#photography #fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi
July 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A dream purchase!! I’ll always love my Pentax K1000 but it’s been a dream come true to own the Fujifilm x100vi.
Let the film simulation recipe adventures begin!!
#photography #fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi
Let the film simulation recipe adventures begin!!
#photography #fujifilm #fujifilmx100vi