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CHILD featured in CITF report on COVID-19 impacts on kids, parents & teachers
7 Oct 2021

CHILD featured in CITF report on COVID-19 impacts on kids, parents & teachers

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication | 0

CHILD Cohort Study research, from its COVID-19 add-on study, is featured in a new report from the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF).  The report, entitled “Risks and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada’s kids, their parents, and teachers: Latest … Continued

Raising Canada Report features the CHILD Cohort Study
8 Sep 2021

Raising Canada Report features the CHILD Cohort Study

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

Raising Canada 2021: Recovering from the Impacts of COVID-19, the fourth in an annual series of reports that track the top 10 threats to childhood wellbeing in Canada, references CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study and features artwork by CHILD participants. The report, published … Continued

Breastfeeding in first days of life linked to lower blood pressure at age three
21 Jul 2021

Breastfeeding in first days of life linked to lower blood pressure at age three

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has found that babies who were breastfed right after birth, even if only for a few days, had lower blood pressure at three years of age than children who were never breastfed.  The study, published … Continued

Gut bacteria are important for neurodevelopment
14 Jul 2021

Gut bacteria are important for neurodevelopment

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

The bacteria in a baby’s gut in the first year of life may be associated with enhanced neurodevelopment at age two, according to recent findings from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD).  The research, published in the journal Gut Microbes, found that boys with … Continued

New findings on infant exposure to tobacco smoke in Canadian homes
28 Jun 2021

New findings on infant exposure to tobacco smoke in Canadian homes

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) gives insight into how much tobacco smoke Canadian infants are exposed to, what increases their likelihood of being exposed to smoke, and how researchers can better understand and measure this exposure. Published … Continued

Makeup of fungi in baby’s gut may influence allergies at age 5
7 Jun 2021

Makeup of fungi in baby’s gut may influence allergies at age 5

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

The fungi in a baby’s gut in the first year of life may be associated with allergies later on, according to new findings from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD). The study, published in mBIO, found that an infant’s gut fungi, combined … Continued

A newborn’s dirty diaper may help predict allergy risk
29 Apr 2021

A newborn’s dirty diaper may help predict allergy risk

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

The contents of a baby’s first dirty diaper may tell us if the child is at risk of developing allergies, according to new CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) research. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, found that infants whose meconium was less … Continued

Yeast in babies’ guts may increase risk of asthma
21 Apr 2021

Yeast in babies’ guts may increase risk of asthma

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

An overgrowth of yeast in a baby’s gut may contribute to asthma later in life, according to findings from the CHILD Cohort Study published in eLife. The new research furthers our understanding of the role the gut microbiome plays in … Continued

Food allergies and possible links to infant gut bacteria, birth method, mother’s ethnicity
20 Apr 2021

Food allergies and possible links to infant gut bacteria, birth method, mother’s ethnicity

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

L to R: Drs Hein Tun & Anita Kozyrskyj (photo taken pre-COVID) New research published in the journal Gastroenterology has found an association between caesarean-section (C-section) birth and intestinal microbiota changes and peanut sensitivity in infants. The study also found the effect to … Continued

Phthalate exposure in house dust during baby’s first year associated with later asthma risk
31 Mar 2021

Phthalate exposure in house dust during baby’s first year associated with later asthma risk

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

CHILD Cohort Study has found that babies exposed to household chemicals known as phthalates in their first year of life are at greater risk of developing asthma and recurrent wheeze. The risk of asthma by age five was four times … Continued

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CHILD Cohort Study

In this national birth cohort study, researchers are tracking the health of nearly 3,500 Canadian children to find ways to prevent asthma, allergies, obesity and other chronic diseases.

CHILD News

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