Dr. Elizabeth M. Simpson leads one of six research teams awarded almost $8.5M

CFRI Scientist Dr. Elizabeth M. Simpson leads one of the six research teams awarded almost $8.5M from CQDM and Brain Canada to address unmet needs in neuroscience. Dr. Simpson is also a researcher at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia.

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Early life proximity to trees and other green spaces is linked to improved childhood development

New research shows a link between early exposure to green spaces and improved childhood development.

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Integrating care with the new chief of pediatrics, Dr. Steven Miller

Dr. Steven Miller will continue to collaborate on studies of the developing brain while he serves as chief of pediatrics at BC Children's.

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Culturally safe research of preterm births

In the lead up to National Indigenous Peoples Day, a Cowichan Elder who's a cultural supervisor on a preterm births study said researchers need to involve the community from the start and avoid "swooping in."

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Peanut allergy treatment even safer when started within infants’ first year

New evidence from BC Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers shows babies can safely be treated for peanut allergies.

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Study finds immunity waned against RSV in infants and women of childbearing age during pandemic

A new study published in The Journal of Infectious Disease examined how the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed women’s and children’s immunity to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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