New research using data from AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study has found that children perform better on developmental testing at one year of age if their mothers consume more fruit during pregnancy. AllerGen investigator Dr. Piush Mandhane, … Continued
New results based on CHILD Study data and published in JAMA Pediatrics show that pregnant mothers’ intake of artificially sweetened drinks may increase their babies’ risk of obesity. Though previously suggested by some animal research, this is the first evidence … Continued
Three research projects leveraging AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study have been awarded 5-year grants, valued at over $5.6 million, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The funding was announced today by the Honourable Jane Philpott, … Continued
Research leveraging CHILD Study data, published by CHILD Study investigator Dr. Stuart Turvey and his colleague Dr. Brett Finlay in September 2015, demonstrated that four specific gut bacteria, present during the first 100 days of life, protect against the development … Continued
The CHILD Study video has won first place and a $5000 award in the CIHR’s “IHDCYH Talks” video competition. Based on the criteria “Impact & Relevance”, “Accessibility”, “Innovation & Creativity”, “Video Quality” and “Reach”, the competition judges awarded the CHILD … Continued
When is a baby’s microbiome first established? Is it at birth when an infant is exposed to its mother’s microbes and the environment? Or is it even earlier? A review paper by AllerGen researchers summarizes the growing evidence that human … Continued
Maclean’s magazine featured the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study and recent scientific discoveries generated from CHILD Study data in its November 16, 2015, issue. The feature article “Gut feelings: A baby’s gut bacteria shape her health, and may … Continued
Dr. Meghan Azad, a CHILD Study associate investigator and assistant professor in pediatrics & child health at the University of Manitoba, is working to understand the early-life origins of health and disease. Using data collected from the CHILD Study, Dr. … Continued
New research using data from participants in the CHILD Study explores the impact on the infant gut microbiota of the use of maternal antibiotics during childbirth, and examines whether or not breastfeeding modifies these effects during the infant’s first year of … Continued
A new study, published 30 September 2015 in Science Translational Medicine, found that infants at high risk of developing asthma had low levels of four specific gut bacteria in the first three months of life. It is the first research … Continued