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How are COVID-19 mRNA vaccines linked to the gut microbiome and dietary fibre intake?
Dr. Genelle Lunken (formerly Healey) is a microbiome investigator at BC Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lunken recently led a study looking at COVID-19 vaccination and its association with the gut microbiome and dietary fibre intake.
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BC Children’s Hospital leads international quest for answers to severe allergies
The patient was a mystery that confounded the medical teams at BC Children’s Hospital their entire life. Patient 10, as they are known in a study that was just published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, stumped experts across several specialties. They had multiple medical conditions including severe food and drug allergies, asthma and eczema,…
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Developing potential cures for genetic neurodevelopmental disorders
Parents Ravi and Jenny first noticed that their daughter was starting to miss some development milestones when she was nine months old.
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