New research from CHILD and the Computational Genomics Laboratory at Queen’s University sheds light on how interactions between our genes and early-life environment impact our gut microbes and risk of asthma and allergies.... READ MORE

Canadian children’s dietary habits warrant public health action, say researchers New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) and the University of Toronto shows that ultra-processed food consumption among preschool Canadian children is... READ MORE

New CHILD research provides compelling evidence that breastfeeding influences the composition and function of an infant’s microbiome, which in turn plays a crucial role in that child’s later respiratory health. The microbiome is... READ MORE

Important new research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has found that a mother’s genes play a role in determining which microbes live in her breastmilk and that this, in turn, can influence... READ MORE

New first-of-its-kind research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) provides insights into an important ingredient of human breastmilk: naturally occurring sugars known as human milk oligosaccharides, or HMOs. Published in Nature Communications, the... READ MORE