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From tackling systemic barriers in health care to developing real-world solutions to everyday needs, here are some of the ways researchers at McMaster are driving change around the world.

A new study shows how gut bacteria influence how a person reacts to peanuts, a discovery that could help with predicting and potentially reducing life threatening anaphylaxis.