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Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies

Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital.

Aug 29, 2023

Five-year-old Saiya Dhaliwal received oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergies with Dr. Edmond Chan at BC Children’s Hospital. She responded well to the treatment, including oral food challenges like this one where she ate 10 peanut M&Ms without experiencing an allergic reaction.

Credit: Ravinder Dhaliwal

Oral immunotherapy safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies

New data published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice suggests that oral immunotherapy is safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies.

Apr 17, 2019

Childhood asthma research receives $2 million to investigate genetic and environmental factors

Research into the impact of a child’s upbringing and social and physical environments on the development of asthma will receive $2 million to tackle the condition that affects as many as one in three Canadians.

May 2, 2016

Mobile app reads kids’ respiratory rate faster, more accurately

A new mobile app developed by UBC researchers can measure respiratory rate in children roughly six times faster than the standard manual method.

Jun 18, 2014

Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity

New research shows sugary drinks are the worst offenders in the fight against youth obesity and recommends that B.C. schools fully implement healthy eating guidelines to reduce their consumption.

Mar 26, 2014

Reaching remote villages

UBC researchers have developed a mobile Phone Oximeter that could save lives of those who live beyond the reach of regular doctor care.

Dec 27, 2013 - by Jon Azpiri with files from Abeer Yusuf

Study reveals role of “peacekeeper” in the gut

A new study has shone a spotlight on the peacekeeping mechanisms in our intestines.

Aug 8, 2013

UBC, CFRI and BC Children’s researchers to lead $2.8-million project to reduce deadly infection in Bangladeshi mothers, children

Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) and BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) have won a $2.8-million grant from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to improve the survival rate of Bangladeshi mothers, newborns and young children through the prevention of sepsis, a life-threatening form of infection in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.

Dec 1, 2011

Pregnant women in Vancouver may not be getting enough vitamin D: UBC research

Pregnant women taking prenatal supplements may not be getting enough vitamin D, shows a new Vancouver-based study led Timothy Green, associate professor at the University of British Columbia and Child […]

Aug 11, 2011

Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C: UBC study

Youth, prison inmates and individuals with multiple tattoos that cover large parts of their bodies are at higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases, according to a University of British Columbia study.

Aug 6, 2010