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Targeted vaccines are needed to combat antimicrobial resistance
Ten million people — equivalent to approximately one-quarter of the Canadian population — are expected to die annually due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide by 2050. Researchers in Dr. Manish Sadarangani’s lab at the Vaccine Evaluation Center at BC Children’s argue that targeted vaccines are needed to help reduce such loss of life.
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Congratulations CIHR Spring 2023 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2023 Project Grant competition. Our research community received around $8 million in new research grants as principal…
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New study shows that children’s IQs are not diminished by concussion
A new study, involving BC Children’s Hospital and led by researchers at the University of Calgary, shows that IQ and intelligence are not affected in a clinically meaningful way by pediatric concussions.
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