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Studies highlight the impact of the pandemic on children and youth’s mental health
The Pediatric Outcome ImProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN) — which involves BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) —…
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Collaboration was key to discovery about newborn immunity
Investigators at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) have made a finding in a new study that could eventually…
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Recognizing a brain injury quickly can save lives
Awareness of brain injury in the general public remains low. Acquired brain injuries can be caused by traumatic damage, an…
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A decade of work advances care for children with cancer
Four out of five children diagnosed with cancer survive over the long term after treatment, but for 20 per cent…
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National study on the social and economic costs of eating disorders in children and youth during COVID-19 a ‘vast underestimate’
Researchers from several institutions across the country, including BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), are calling for a national surveillance…
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New research tools can shed light on an understudied organ essential to our lives
The placenta is essential to a healthy start in life, carrying out the work of several organs while they’re still…
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BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute brings Mini Science Night to Salmon Arm
On May 2, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is coming to Salmon Arm, BC, with Mini Science Night —…
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A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
New research from BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) reveals a safe path to…
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Government of Canda invests $20 million to improve health outcomes of children living with rare diseases
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada is providing $20 million over five…
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Congratulations CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were…
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Women in Science: Abisola Kehinde
While growing up, Abisola Kehinde was fascinated by biology, one of those courses she didn’t have to study much to…
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Could chicken eggs help revolutionize cancer treatment for children?
Unlike adult cancers, which are often linked to lifestyle and environmental risk factors, the cause of many childhood cancers remains…
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