Join us on a journey into the world of a baby’s gut microbiome. Meet some microbial superheroes and learn about how discoveries from the CHILD Cohort Study are helping us to understand allergies, asthma, obesity, and everyday health and wellbeing, … Continued
Members of four families participating in the CHILD Study—one from each province of Canada represented in the Study—took the stage at AllerGen’s 2019 Research Conference, as kids and parents sat together on a panel and responded to questions from the … Continued
Dr. Kozeta Miliku, MD, PhD, has been offered two postdoctoral fellowships to support her CHILD-based research into the relationship between breastfeeding and lung health. Dr. Miliku has accepted a one-year Breathing as One Research Fellowship from the Canadian Lung Association, … Continued
As of November 13, 2018, the Manitoba site of the CHILD Study has a new Research Coordinator: Brittany Semenchuk. Brittany holds an Exercise Science degree from the University of Winnipeg, and received her Master’s of Exercise Psychology from the University … Continued
On October 23, 2018, the Honorable Catherine McKenna, MP, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, spoke with Dr. Malcolm Sears, Founding Director of the CHILD Study, on the health impacts of exposure to air pollution, as well as the potential … Continued
On September 8, 2018, the Edmonton site team of CHILD gathered 100 study researchers and participating families in the Telus Science Centre to celebrate the completion of all clinical visits with children in the study at five years of age, … Continued
On August 8, 2018, at the Vancouver and Winnipeg sites of the CHILD Study, the first clinical visits were completed with study participants at eight years of age. This marks another major milestone for the Study, representing the inaugural … 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
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
On February 15, 2018, the CHILD Study’s Vancouver team hosted a celebratory Town Hall at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) to mark the completion of the Study’s clinical assessment of all participating children at five years of age, and to share … Continued