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...
View ArticleParents’ stress leaves lasting marks on children’s genes: UBC-CFRI research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Child & Family Research Institute have shown that parental stress during their children’s early years can leave an imprint on their sons’...
View ArticleUBC, CFRI and BC Children’s researchers to lead $2.8-million project to...
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...
View ArticleInternational ranking for infant mortality flawed: Canadian study
Canada’s ranking in international child health indexes would dramatically improve if measurements were standardized, according to a new study by researchers from the University of British Columbia,...
View ArticleCollaborative maternity program results in fewer C-sections, shorter hospital...
A program delivering collaborative maternity care resulted in fewer caesarean sections, shorter average hospital stays and higher breastfeeding rates for mothers, according to researchers at the...
View ArticleMaternal depression affects language development in babies
Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia,...
View ArticleGenes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
A University of British Columbia and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) study has revealed that childhood poverty, stress as an adult, and demographics such as age, sex and...
View ArticleUBC-CFRI effort to save pregnant women awarded additional $17 million
A project aimed at finding and treating women at risk of succumbing to pre-eclampsia – the often-fatal onset of high blood pressure during pregnancy – will receive an additional $17 million from the...
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One size doesn’t fit all: Ethnic birth weight chart better for infant care
UBC researchers found that newborns screened using ethnicity-specific weight charts are less likely to be misclassified as underweight. Photo: Benjamin Loo, iStock One size chart doesn’t fit all when...
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Study reveals role of “peacekeeper” in the gut
The bacterial pathogen C. rodentium (green) is penetrating deeply into the intestinal crypts of mice. A new study has shone a spotlight on the peacekeeping mechanisms in our intestines. A protein,...
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Home births save money, are safe, UBC study finds
Having a baby at home can save thousands of dollars over a hospital birth and is just as safe for low-risk births, according to a new UBC study. Researchers with UBC’s School of Population and Public...
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