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Across Generations: BC Generations Project Newsletter, Winter 2025/26 Can neighbourhoods support healthier diets? A new study is collecting data from 100,000 Canadians to provide …

Across Generations: BC Generations Project Newsletter, Winter 2024/25 Brain health study takes a closer look at our participants In September 2024, the BC Generations …

Beyond borders: BC-led research boosted by Alberta data Population-based studies rely on the power of numbers. By maximizing participants within a study, researchers can conduct large-scale data analyses to yield insights and findings not possible using smaller study populations.

Changing metabolite levels may point to the earliest signs of cancer. A subset of the BC Generations Project’s 30,000 participants is being asked to provide another set of blood samples for a study examining how changes in blood chemistry may be important early indicators of cancer.

COVID-19 antibody study yields early results. Participants of the BC Generations Project are among 20,000 people nationwide who have each provided a few drops of blood to help researchers determine how many Canadians have developed antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus.

Our latest newsletter includes how project participants contribute to COVID-19 research efforts, and a research trainee studies how built environment influences breast cancer risk.