A recent study led by researchers from the Danish birth cohort COPSAC and using data from CHILD stool samples has resulted in the creation of a new tool for studying the microbiome. This tool, which can be downloaded for free, … Continued
A recent article in The Toronto Star featured an interview with Dr. Jeffrey Brook, leader of research within CHILD on health and the environment, and referenced a CHILD research finding about how traffic pollution affects unborn babies at the epigenetic … Continued
New research from CHILD found that babies who are exposed to antibiotics in the first year of life are more likely to later develop atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The connection lies in the bacteria of the infant’s gut: its microbiome, … Continued
Some research findings out of CHILD grab headlines because they are so readily understandable and clearly applicable to everyday life—like the fact that children born by C-section are more at risk for allergies, or that eating peanut early in life … Continued
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has found that common chemicals found in house dust may contribute to increased anxiety among moms in late pregnancy and with newborns. The chemicals in question are organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers … Continued
Several major childhood allergies may share a common link to the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by CHILD researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC). The research, published … Continued
A team of CHILD researchers has developed a simple new symptom-based screening tool that detects asthma risk in children as young as two years of age. The efficacy of the tool—the CHILDhood Asthma Risk Tool, or CHART—is detailed in a … Continued
The University of Alberta-based Synergy in Microbiota Research (SyMBIOTA) program, led by CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) investigator Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj and Dr. James Scott (University of Toronto), continues to leverage CHILD biological samples and data to elucidate the dynamics among … Continued
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has found that kids who have shorter nighttime sleeps and who spend more time on screens at three years of age are more likely to be overweight or obese by age of five. … Continued
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has found that the bacteria in a baby’s gut in the first year of life may influence the child’s growth pattern from as early as infancy and up to school age. The … Continued