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New study shows the potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer
Published today (November 21, 2023) in Nature Communications, the study found that some treatable aspects of a child’s cancer that are present at diagnosis still remain if the disease returns. This finding suggests that clinicians can start looking for precision treatments for a child’s cancer immediately after diagnosis, rather than waiting until the cancer has…
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Study reveals surprising link between malnutrition and rising antibiotic resistance
Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine have uncovered startling connections between micronutrient deficiencies and the composition of gut microbiomes in early life that could help explain why resistance to antibiotics has been rising across the globe.
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Dr. Paula Littlejohn, driven to succeed
Dr. Paula Littlejohn received her PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of British Columbia (UBC) under the supervision of Dr. Brett Finlay. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow co-supervised by Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Bruce Vallance at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR).
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