Publications by authors named "M Murdock"
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- Canada is identified as a settler colonial country, where reproductive healthcare is utilized to control Indigenous populations and perpetuate colonialism, especially through the role of settler midwifery.
- Historical analysis shows that Indigenous midwifery knowledge was marginalized, with settler midwives replacing traditional birth attendants and imposing Western birthing practices as the standard, thereby reinforcing colonial structures in midwifery education and care.
- Decolonizing midwifery requires addressing stereotypes, promoting Indigenous midwifery, and providing culturally sensitive care, ultimately aiming to support Indigenous women in reclaiming their birthing practices and leadership in reproductive healthcare.
Background: Indigenous Peoples living on the land known as Canada are comprised of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people and because of the Government of Canada's mandatory evacuation policy, those living in rural and remote regions of Ontario are required to travel to urban, tertiary care centres to give birth. When evaluating the risk of travelling for birth, Indigenous Peoples understand, evaluate, and conceptualise health risks differently than Eurocentric biomedical models of health. Also, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed how people perceived risks to their health.
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- - Demyelination involves the loss of myelin sheath and oligodendrocytes, leading to damaged axons, brain atrophy, and neuronal degeneration due to neuroinflammation and cell death.
- - The study uses a cuprizone mouse model to explore the effects of non-invasive gamma stimulation through sensory input as a treatment method for promoting myelination and reducing inflammation.
- - Results indicate that multisensory gamma stimulation can reduce demyelination, promote the formation of oligodendrocytes, maintain neuronal function, and lessen brain inflammation, highlighting its potential as a therapy for demyelinating diseases.
The glymphatic movement of fluid through the brain removes metabolic waste. Noninvasive 40 Hz stimulation promotes 40 Hz neural activity in multiple brain regions and attenuates pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Here we show that multisensory gamma stimulation promotes the influx of cerebrospinal fluid and the efflux of interstitial fluid in the cortex of the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
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