For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), pancreatic cell transplants are a source of hope. This experimental treatment can eliminate the need for regular insulin injections, effectively curing diabetes — but they’re not an option for most people. That’s because the research needed to refine the procedure and make it available to more people –…
Dr. Sara Mostafavi, a BC Children’s Hospital investigator, was named to the inaugural cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs for her work in artificial intelligence (AI) research.
Can stress early in life – or even in the womb – make us susceptible to health problems as teens or adults? Mental health conditions like anxiety and depression often run in families, but typically aren’t the result of a single genetic mutation. So what causes them? If we understood how emotional trauma affects our…