A new digital self-assessment tool for youth was found to be 93 per cent accurate in identifying mental health concerns in a study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics.
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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded funding through the highly competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Fall 2019 competition.
BCIRPU’s Physical Literacy video awarded in CIHR IHDCYH Talks Video Competition
Congratulations to the BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit at BC Children’s Hospital, whose video on physical literacy received an award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2019 IHDCYH Talks Video Competition.
New research shows sepsis to be biggest global killer
New research published in The Lancet shows that twice as many people are dying of sepsis than previously estimated.
Specialized immune cells could help repair damage from inflammatory bowel disease in children
A new study suggests that specialized immune cells that dampen inflammation and help repair the gut could be used as a potential therapy for children dealing with the painful symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
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