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“Having mothers take DHA supplements during the newborn period to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in their very preterm infants cannot be recommended at this point,”Jul 16, 2020Consumption of DHA supplements, an omega-3 fatty acid, by breastfeeding mothers is ineffective in preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants born before the 29th week of pregnancy. This is the main conclusion of a Canada-wide study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). “Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that […] Read More >
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“The changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic present a unique challenge for evaluating vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.”With more than 140 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development, the race is on for a successful candidate to help prevent COVID-19. But—according to a new paper published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)—there are challenges in evaluating the efficacy of these vaccines during the pandemic. [MORE] Read More >
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Congratulations Drs. Stuart Turvey, Hind Sbihi and Tobias Kollmann!Jul 10, 2020Congratulations to Drs. Stuart Turvey, Hind Sbihi and Tobias Kollmann for their CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity – Social Policy and Public Health Responses for the project entitled, “Rapid research in the CHILD Cohort to inform Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: investigating the prevalence and predictors of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the […] Read More >
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Congratulations Drs. Soren Gantt and Manish Sadarangani!Dr. Soren Gantt and Dr. Manish Sadarangani are recipients of a CIHR COVID-19 Rapid Research grant which will look at “Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a well-characterized African cohort.” Congratulations all! Read More >