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Vriti Bhagat awarded Vanier scholarship for diabetes research
Diabetes is a disease in which the body either can’t produce insulin (type 1), or the insulin the pancreas does produce doesn’t work well (type 2). This chronic condition affects over half a billion people worldwide, including 5.7 million Canadians, and can lead to complications such as stroke, blindness and amputation. People with diabetes need…
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Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies
Several major childhood allergies may share a common link to the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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Mother’s mood matters: Prenatal exposure to SSRIs not related to higher levels of anxiety and internalizing behaviours across childhood
In 2004, Dr. Tim Oberlander’s attention was drawn to a paper in Science reporting a study by colleagues in New York.
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