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Responding to the health crisis among street-involved youth in Vancouver: Evidence to inform interventions and policy responses
Street-involved youth are extremely vulnerable to health-related harms resulting from high rates of illegal drug use and…
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SHIP’s roles in intestinal immune homeostasis and inflammation
Dr. Laura Sly’s research program aims to improve our understanding of inflammatory bowel disease pathology and to…
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The dynamic interplay between women’s stress and reproductive axes across reproductive transitions: post-partum amenorrhea, the resumption of ovarian cyclicity and early pregnancy
Stress is often cited as having negative effects on women’s health. Most research, however, does not adequately…
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Training parents as friendship coaches for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a syndrome marked by inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity that affects 5-8 percent of Canadian…
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Translation of next-generation sequencing to HIV treatment and prevention in British Columbia
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is the automation of high-throughput DNA sequencing on a massive scale that is rapidly…
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Uncovering novel regulators of beta cell genesis, growth and function
To date, the only successful approach for curing type 1 diabetes is to replace the insulin-producing beta…
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Understanding tumor microenvironment interactions in lymphoid cancers: Translation into improved treatment outcome prediction and development of personalized therapies
Malignant lymphomas are the fifth most frequent cancer in humans, affecting patients of all ages. Despite generally…
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A program of research to optimize public health immunization programs
Vaccines and immunization programs are the best way to prevent infectious diseases, improve child health, and save…
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Advanced polymers for transfusion medicine and biology: Novel approaches for therapeutics, cell-surface engineering, biocompatible surfaces and proteomics reagents
Most simply, biomaterials are materials that interact with biological systems to perform, augment, or replace a function…
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Air pollution and asthma: Modifying factors in a public health context
In reaction to air pollutants, asthmatics may experience an “”asthma exacerbation”” characterized by the narrowing of their…
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ATP-sensitive potassium channels: electrical signaling of cellular metabolism
Many types of rare inherited genetic disorders profoundly affect children and their families. While disorders like Anderson…
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Auto-inhibited regulatory proteins: New approaches to characterize and identify these important switches in cell communication
The impact of cancer on our society is enormous. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, an estimated…
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