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    New research pinpoints why preterm babies are so vulnerable to infections

    When babies are born weeks – or even months – before their due date, they often face serious health challenges that are compounded by their immature immune systems and the risk of life-threatening infections.

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    New grants boost research into nutrition and the epigenome

    BC Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia researchers, Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Yvonne Lamers, are leading two new international projects investigating the relationship between diet, the epigenome and health thanks to almost $900,000 in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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    Robot an effective pain management tool for premature babies

    Researchers at the University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre have designed a therapeutic robot that simulates human skin-to-skin contact, helping reduce pain for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at BC Women’s.

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