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In Dr. Francis Lynn’s lab at BC Children’s Hospital, researchers are going deep inside the inner workings of cells to study how diabetes develops on a molecular level.

Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital are leading international efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), so children across the world don’t have to suffer from lifelong pain and decreased mobility due to this treatable condition. 

In personalized medicine, patients receive therapies uniquely tailored to their biological and genetic makeup. It’s an individualized approach that, according to Dr. Suzanne Lewis, may be the key to advancing care for autism spectrum disorder, a complex condition that varies greatly from child to child. 

New national guidelines from collaboration of pediatric and neonatal experts are promising to standardize care and improve outcomes for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a serious birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm, the wall of muscle that separates the chest and abdominal cavities, doesn’t close completely. 

Tuesday and her parents, Sam Shoichet and Kristen Gagnon, are one of 3500 families taking part in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study. Since the study launched in 2008, investigators have tracked the health, growth and environments of kids from birth to age five and made important discoveries about how asthma and allergies develop.

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) find it difficult to learn motor skills like tying shoes, getting dressed and riding a bike. Even though DCD is common, many children who have it are not diagnosed or treated.

At BC Children’s Hospital, psychologist and investigator Dr. Jennifer Coelho studies the experiences of young people with eating disorders to improve diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Coelho talks about the importance of eating disorders research and how patient participation is key to improving care for these common and serious conditions. 

New research by BC Children’s Hospital investigator and pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Firoz Miyanji shows scoliosis surgery improves the quality of life of children with severe cerebral palsy even if they develop complications.

In the pediatric ICU (PICU), expert clinicians care for the most critically ill patients. What if we could make their jobs a little easier by bringing together critical medical information in one simple app? That’s the idea behind the VitalPAD, a new tablet computer app that integrates readings from multiple medical devices on one display and includes tools to help clinicians share information.