New data published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice suggests that oral immunotherapy is safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies.
Childhood Diseases | Lab, Project & Program Websites
Canadian Autoimmunity Standardization Core (CAN-ASC)
CAN-ASC is a Canada-wide consortium of researchers and clinician scientists. We collaborate with international networks from academia and industry to develop consensus-driven, standardized and validated operating procedures (SOPs) for human immunology research.
Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories
The Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories aim to improve the lives of children with diabetes by advancing knowledge of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, through innovative and multi-disciplinary basic and clinical diabetes research.
Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program (MCCCRP)
Researchers with the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program embrace one goal: to save children’s lives, while improving their health and quality of life through every phase of treatment and recovery.
Levings Lab
Research from the Levings Lab focuses on immune cells called T regulatory cells (Tregs) that are central to immune tolerance and are a very promising new therapeutic tool.
Silent Genomes Project
Reducing health-care disparities and improving diagnostic success for Indigenous children with genetic disease.
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New study is the first to identify an expanded section of DNA as the cause of a rare genetic metabolic disorder
A new study from BC Children’s, UBC and an international team of researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine is the first to identify a rarely-seen type of DNA mutation as the cause of an inherited metabolic disorder.
New research that pinpoints why preterm babies are so vulnerable to infections could lead to life-saving advances in care
A recent study from Dr. Pascal Lavoie provides important insights into why preterm babies are more vulnerable to infections than babies born at term. This work could lead to the development of new treatments that jump-start their immune systems.
New grants boost research into nutrition and the epigenome
Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Yvonne Lamers, are leading two new international projects investigating the relationship between diet, the epigenome and health thanks to funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Robot an effective pain management tool for premature babies
Researchers have designed a therapeutic robot that simulates human skin-to-skin contact, helping reduce pain for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at BC Women’s.
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