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$3.2-million in new technology to boost diabetes research at BC Children’s

The Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories took centre stage at a special event featuring the Honourable Amrik Virk, BC Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services.

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A new test to help doctors monitor and treat type 1 diabetes

A new blood test developed by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and UBC will help doctors monitor patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) potentially leading to improved predictions about disease progression and more effective, personalized treatments.

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Immune system discovery may lead to new treatments for type 1 diabetes

Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia have found that special proteins called chemokines help keep our bodies’ defenses in check by preventing the immune system from mistakenly harming healthy tissue.

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Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Lab at CFRI awarded $3.2M

Diabetes research in British Columbia got a major boost today with the announcement of a $3.2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to the Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children’s Hospital.

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Families with Weaver syndrome, doctors and scientists coming to Vancouver

The first International Conference on Weaver Syndrome will bring together families affected by Weaver syndrome and related overgrowth conditions along with the doctors, scientists and students who specialize in these rare disorders.

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