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Do common food additives increase kids’ risk of inflammatory bowel disease?
A growing body of research suggests that common food additives are associated with the development or exacerbation of inflammatory bowel…
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Nudge interventions can promote the purchase of fruits & vegetables
A healthy diet complete with plenty of fruits and vegetables is an important contributor to reaching and maintaining a healthy…
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New project hopes to uncover the origins of type 1 diabetes
With a mom who is a cancer researcher, Ramya Hosak has grown up with a love of and interest in…
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Pediatric epigenetic clock can be a useful tool in assessing neurodevelopment in very preterm babies
Very preterm babies have an increased risk of ongoing medical complications and neurodevelopmental issues throughout their lifespan. New research suggests…
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When research is personal
Lindsay Pallo and Raelyn Gallant know too well how wonderful it would be to cure, prevent, or at least improve…
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Researchers work to develop post-surgical pediatric pain risk communication tool
Every child is different in terms of their risks for experiencing post-surgical pain. Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital are developing…
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One in seven billion: First-in-the-world diagnosis a result of incredible teamwork
For the first couple years of his life growing up in Syria, Ebrahim Aldalati was, as he put it, “a…
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Outstanding Achievement Award by a Postdoctoral Student: Dr. Sarai Racey
Watch Dr. Racey and Dr. Ogilvie on the Code of Life podcast from Genome BC to learn more about their…
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Gaining a clearer picture of dyslexia with MRI
Skylar was a great artist who had lots of friends in kindergarten, but she struggled to read the word “cat”…
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Medical school was Dr. Quynh Doan’s ticket out of singing, and where she found her calling
Dr. Quynh Doan is a pediatric emergency physician at BC Children’s Hospital, investigator, director of clinical research and interim senior…
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Outstanding Achievement Award by an Undergraduate or Medical Student: Isabella Parrotta
Isabella Parrotta hasn’t quite decided yet where her life will go after she finishes her kinesiology undergraduate degree at the…
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Outstanding Achievement Award by a Master’s Student: Dr. Kristen Favel
With a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering (BASc) degree and a Doctor of Medicine (MD), Dr.…
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