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2007

December 10, 2007
Innovative Research Advances Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Study finds that imatinib with chemotherapy improves early survival for children with a certain type of leukemia. Principal investigator Dr. Kirk Schultz presented during the plenary session of The American Society of Hematology’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. [more....]

December 10, 2007
Efforts on child-appropriate medicines intensify
Vancouver researchers joined World Health Organization’s launch of the “Make Medicines Child Size” campaign to ensure children have better access to medications tailored to their needs. Dr. Stuart MacLeod and Dr. Robert Peterson joined the news conference in London, England.
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November 29, 2007
Pre-school program shown to improve key cognitive functions, self-control
An innovative curriculum for preschoolers may improve academic performance, reduce diagnoses of attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and close the achievement gap between children from poor families and those from wealthier homes, according to research led by a Vancouver neuroscientist who is an expert on the development of the cognitive functions that depend on the prefrontal cortex area of the brain, called executive functions (EFs).
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November 23, 2007
Dr. Urs Ribary named to Leadership Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience
Dr. Urs Ribary has joined SFU as the Leadership Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood Health and Development. [more....]

November 15, 2007
BC health research community congratulates
Dr. Michael Hayden on receiving the Prix Galien Canada
The British Columbia health research community congratulates Dr. Michael Hayden on receiving the Prix Galien Canada (Research) 2007. This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a researcher or a research team to the Canadian biopharmaceutical research.
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November 8, 2007
Too much sugar turns off gene that controls the effects of sex steroids
Eating too much fructose and glucose can turn off the gene that regulates the levels of active testosterone and estrogen in the body, shows a new study in mice and human cell cultures that’s published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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November 7, 2007

Brains of term infants with heart disease resemble those of preemies
The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, finds a study led by Dr. Steven Miller and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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October 22, 2007
Scientists identify a combination of four key biomarkers
for diagnosing Graft Versus Host Disease
A research team led by the Child & Family Research Institute, BC Children’s Hospital, and the University of British Columbia has identified a combination of four key biomarkers – blood proteins – in children with chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD), a painful, disabling, and frequently fatal complication of bone marrow transplantation.
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July 4, 2007
Standardizing physician practice reduces risk
of severe complications of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women
Researchers at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) and BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre have found that standardizing the way doctors assess and care for pregnant women admitted to hospital reduces the incidence of severe complications of pre-eclampsia from 5.1 per cent to 0.7 per cent.
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February 18, 2007

Cholesterol levels in the pancreatic beta cells discovered to play a key role in insulin secretion and development of diabetes
Scientists at the Child & Family Research Institute and the University of British Columbia have discovered that high levels of cholesterol in the pancreatic beta cells damage the body's ability to secrete insulin and this may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. [more....]