In April 2018, UNICEF Canada, the world’s leading child-focused humanitarian organization, featured CHILD Study research results in a campaign aimed at improving parental leave policies in Canada. “CHILD research is helping to inform UNICEF’s efforts to advocate for better … Continued
CHILD investigator Dr. Meghan Azad (University of Manitoba) is one of 185 individuals across Canada to have received a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the spring of 2018. Dr. Azad’s CRC—a Tier 2 Chair in Developmental Origins of Chronic … Continued
Slideshow of scenes from the Toronto five-year celebration On June 10, 2018, children participating in the CHILD Study at its Toronto site celebrated the completion of their “five-year old” clinical visits. Completion of the five year visits at all four … Continued
New findings from the CHILD Study indicate that exclusive breastfeeding in early infancy protects babies from becoming overweight by age one. The study involved 1,087 Canadian mothers and infants participating in the CHILD Study and found a 63% increased risk … Continued
Jennifer and Vienna Geneve, mother and daughter participants in the CHILD Study, “are prime examples of the families who have made this study so powerful and so successful,” observes CHILD Study Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey in a new video from … Continued
A recent article in Chatelaine magazine reviews the history of medical efforts to tackle food allergy, highlighting recent breakthroughs in research and treatment—and providing national exposure for the CHILD Study along the way. The article looks at current and emerging … Continued
“Research has consistently shown families with dogs have lower rates of asthma, the idea being that they help us swim against the hygiene tide by traipsing their muddy paws around the house and sticking their noses into everything,” observes BBC … Continued
The CHILD Study was in the spotlight at the 2018 Sandbox Summit, held April 12 in downtown Toronto. The Study was held up at the event as a success story in an area of social concern where otherwise Canada has … Continued
Recent research leveraging CHILD Study data sheds light on the link between a mom’s psychological wellbeing and the immune health of her newborn. Research Assistant Liane Kang wants you to know more about this discovery, which emerged from research she … Continued
New findings from the CHILD Study show that exclusive breastfeeding during the first few days of life is positively associated with longer-term breastfeeding, while in-hospital formula use is associated with breastfeeding for a significantly shorter duration. Dr. Meghan Azad led … Continued