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Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) is a research initiative to develop and test interventions to prevent obesity in children and promote child development. There are four separate but harmonized projects in CA, CN, IN and SA.

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WHO @who.int · 09/08/2026
Ensuring inclusive and respectful care for Indigenous women require collaboration between: - clinical health services, - community health practitioners, and - Indigenous traditional medicine providers. Together, we can build trust and deliver care rooted in cultural respect. #HealthForAll
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University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our researchers are warning that declining use of folic acid supplements before pregnancy is undermining progress in preventing serious birth defects. In England fewer than one in five women are now taking folic acid before pregnancy. Read more 👉 tr.ee/xt6LeC | @nihr.bsky.social
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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Ontario lowered starting age for organized colorectal cancer screening to 45. For surgical oncologist Shady Ashamalla, it’s a long-overdue step that reflects decades of evidence. “Screening works. When colorectal cancer is caught early, it’s curable.” bit.ly/4bI4qGy
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Raising the Alarm on Colorectal Cancer - UofTMed Magazine
By Heather McCall A new change in health policy in Ontario means that as of July 1, the starting age for organized colorectal screenings will drop to 45 years old.  The move is based on mounting…
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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 10/08/2026
Why are humans ticklish? A study from KI and @dondersinst.bsky.social reveals a shared bodily map of ticklishness across Chinese, Dutch and Greek participants, distinct from touch, pain and pleasure. Published in @nathumbehav.nature.com. 🧪 #Neuroscience #HumanBehaviour www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Human ticklishness is a widespread, culturally shared and bodily organized sensory experience - Nature Human Behaviour
Ticklishness is a familiar but poorly understood experience. Xiong and Kilteni show that ticklishness is culturally shared and follows a distinct bodily topography. They evaluate different theories on...
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Research at Sinai Health @sinaihealth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A team co-led by Drs. Daniel Schramek at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute has received a $9M funding boost from TFRI to study how cancer cells evade treatments and design drugs to stop them, ultimately improving patient outcomes. ➡️ bit.ly/4bEhYCV @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social
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The Global Health Network @tghn-news.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Upcoming webinar: The "Engaged Institution": Transforming policies and academic culture for science in society Date and time: 1 April 2026 | 12:00-13:30 BST Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #CommunityEngagement
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Transforming policies and academic culture for science in society
How do we move Community and Public Engagement from the margins to the core of African research institutions? This session explores the systemic shifts needed to embed CPE sustainably.
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join us on Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 08:00 EDT for HeLTI ECR seminar series. Dr. Eunice Lobo will present "Early years matter: Contextual factors shaping caregiving and child development in urban poor neighbourhoods of Bangalore, India." helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina... #DOHaD #EuniceLobo #India #PHFI
Dr. Eunice Lobo, Senior Research Associate at PHFI; Secretary & Strategic Partnerships Lead for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) India Regional Society, will present "Early years matter: Contextual factors shaping caregiving and child development in urban poor neighbourhoods of Bangalore, India" on Tuesday, March 17th at 8:00 EDT (12:00 GMT; 14:00 SAST; 17:30 IST; 20:00 CST). Click the link for more information and the Zoom link: https://helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webinars/
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DOHaD Canada @dohadcanada.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
DOHaD Canada Meeting Abstract deadline: March 1, 2026 Decision: April 3, 2026 Structured Abstract: (Max length: 2000 characters) Background/Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions Title, author list, and affiliations (identify the presenting author). Indicate Oral or Poster presentation preference
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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Major partnership between @ki.se and #TemertyMed is renewing a commitment to developing the next generation of global leaders in human developmental health research. bit.ly/4a9CkUd
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2026 Mats Sundin Fellowships Announced
The Mats Sundin Fellowships are built on a simple premise: meaningful exposure to different research cultures and ways of thinking leads to stronger science.
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DOHaD Canada @dohadcanada.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Join us for to hear from this great line-up of speakers at the 9th Annual DOHaD Canada Meeting! From Womb to Well-Being 📍 Western University, London, ON June 2–3, 2026 Submit your oral/poster abstract by March 1 (2,000 char max). Details: www.dohad.ca/annual-meeting2026
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Join us HeLTI ECR Seminar on Tue Dec 1 at 9:00 EST. Dr. Melissa R. Hunte will talk about "Multisite Harmonization of Early Child Development Measures: A Developmental Evaluation of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)." #UofT, #UBC, #ECR, #HeLTI helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina...
Join us HeLTI ECR Seminar on Tue Dec 1 at 9:00 EST. Dr. Melissa R. Hunte will talk about "Multisite Harmonization of Early Child Development Measures: A Developmental Evaluation of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)." https://helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webinars/
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DOHaD Canada @dohadcanada.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
TODAY!! Don't forget to join!
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US x Canada November Trainee Tuesday Seminar – US DOHaD Society
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Research at Sinai Health @sinaihealth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Congrats to Dr. Ravi Retnakaran & team #LTRI on receiving $2M from @CIHR_IRSC to advance a global study to prevent chronic disease in women & their children. 👉https://www.sinaihealth.ca/news/ltri-researchers-secure-2m-grant-to-advance-global-study-on-cardiometabolic-health-in-women-and-children
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Research at Sinai Health @sinaihealth.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Keith Jarvi and his team at Sinai Health on receiving a $3.3M @GenomeCanada Grant! Their work will advance a unique semen biomarker test to help transform prostate cancer diagnosis. Read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/sinai-h...
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Research at Sinai Health @sinaihealth.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Congratulations to Sinai Health researchers Drs. Jim Woodgett, Rayjean Hung and Prakesh Shah on being named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! Learn how their leadership is advancing health sciences in Canada: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/sinai-h...
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The latest HeLTI Research Consortium Bukhali trial process evaluation paper is finally published! "Young women's health behaviours in context: a qualitative longitudinal study in the Bukhali trial" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Young women's health behaviours in context: a qualitative longitudinal study in the Bukhali trial
The Bukhali trial is being implemented with young women (18–28 years) in Soweto, South Africa. A qualitative longitudinal study was conducted to explo…
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Kozeta Miliku MD, PhD @kozetamiliku.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Happy Father’s Day! 👨‍👧‍👦 Today, we celebrate the fathers & father figures who support & inspire the next generation. Pleased to share our publication showing that prenatal fathers' health matters for their child’s health and supports more inclusive prevention strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study - International Journal of Obesity
International Journal of Obesity - Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
LTRI researchers secure $2M grant for global cardiometabolic study. Read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/ltri-re...
Researchers at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) have received a prestigious grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, to advance a groundbreaking international study aimed at transforming lifelong cardiometabolic health for women and children worldwide.
From left: Drs. Stephen Lye, Rayjean Hung and Ravi Retnakaran, a Clinician Scientist at LTRI.
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Drs. Stephen Lye and Rayjean Hung, co-leads of the South Africa study, along with Dr. Stephen Matthews, co-lead of the India study—all Senior Investigators at LTRI—were recently featured in the Sinai Health newsletter! Click the link to read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/improvi...
LTRI Senior Investigators Drs. Stephen Lye (left) and Rayjean Hung (right) are co-leads of the South Africa study, while Dr. Stephen Matthews (centre) is a co-lead of the India study.
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
CIHR recently featured HeLTI’s efforts and activities in a recent article. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54330.html #CIHR #WHO #HeLTI
Dr. Christine Chambers and colleagues from the HeLTI Council (members from China, India, and South Africa), the World Health Organization (WHO), and representatives from the four HeLTI research teams, in Geneva, Switzerland – May 2024
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Huge congratulations to Dr. Catherine Birken, HeLTI Canada Principal Investigator, on the exciting publication of Managing Obesity in Children: A Clinical Practice Guideline! What an incredible achievement! 🎉 www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline
Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and s...
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Developmental and Perinatal Biology Exchange Program 2025 - Exchange between U of T and Karolinska-Institutet. Click the link below to find more details: physiology.utoronto.ca/news/apply-t... @uoft.bsky.social @ki.se @sickkidsto.bsky.social @sinaihealth.bsky.social
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Apply Today for the International Exchange Workshop in Developmental and Perinatal Biology
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Join a seminar on: Preventing disordered eating and eating disorders through public health policy Presenter: Amanda Raffoul, PhD When: Thursday March 20 at 08:00 EDT (12:00 GMT; 14:00 SAST; 17:30 IST; 20:00 CST) See the HeLTI website for more details: helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina...
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HeLTI Consortium @helti-consortium.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Delighted to share that our HeLTI consortium harmonization paper has been published! Click the link below to find more about the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...
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Prospective harmonisation of four international randomised controlled trials in Canada, China, India and South Africa: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative
Objectives The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) is an international multistudy consortium that supports the development and integration of four randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducte...
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