Brain, Behaviour & Development
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Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care. Before they can safely go home, they need to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until their organs are more developed. In the NICU, these babies are exposed to mildly painful procedures, including heel pricks for blood…
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Evidence links iron deficiency to sleep-wake disorders
It is well known that iron is essential for carrying oxygen in the blood. However, it also plays a key role in some processes in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), including the synthesis of neurotransmitters — chemicals that allow nerve cells to communicate with each other and can impact an individual’s behaviour. Children with…
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Congratulations CIHR Fall 2024 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to the investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2024 Project Grant competition. BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) community members received $11,571,083 in new research grants.
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