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BC Children’s Hospital hosts CIHR for announcement of funding to future research leaders in maternal, reproductive, child and youth health
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Study shows toddlers may not be getting enough of essential nutrient
A new BC Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia study published in The Journal of Nutrition – the first to investigate choline nutrition in North American toddlers – shows that over 70 per cent of one-year-olds and over 50 per cent of two-year-olds are not meeting the recommended adequate intake for this essential nutrient.…
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Scans show changes in newborn’s brain activity connected to anti-depressant exposure before birth
Approximately one in ten pregnant women experience depression. Poorly treated, this serious mental health condition affects the mother’s health and quality of life and can have lifelong consequences for the unborn baby such as behaviour problems, learning disabilities and a higher risk of diabetes and obesity later in life. Anti-depressant medications can successfully treat depression…