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Partnering with Chinese Canadian families to create tailored mental health resources

BCCHR researchers are working with Chinese Canadian communities to co-design culturally meaningful, engaging, and effective mental health resources for parents to support children under the age of 12.

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First-of-its-kind pan-Canadian trial to treat baby brain cancers without radiation

The DECRYPT-BABYBRAIN clinical trial brings together leading paediatric centres coast-to-coast to pioneer a radiation-free approach to treat rare and aggressive brain cancers in babies. Dr. Sylvia Cheng is the lead for BC Children's Hospital.

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Collaboration led by BCCHR researchers awarded European funding to improve community-based care in Uganda and Kenya

Dr. Matthew Wiens and colleagues at the Institute for Global Health are the first Canadian Team to lead a Horizon Europe Pillar 2 project that aims to reduce childhood deaths from severe infection (sepsis) after hospital discharge.

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Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

BCCHR and UBC researchers discover how to grow specialized immune cells for more accessible off-the-shelf cell therapies to treat cancer, autoimmune disorders and more.

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Is prenatal antidepressant exposure safe for the developing child?

Long-term studies reveal that prenatal antidepressant exposure alone does not determine a child’s development. Instead, ongoing maternal mental health and supportive environments play the biggest role in shaping outcomes across childhood and adolescence.

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