For years, scientists have attempted to understand the complexities of human milk—what it’s made of, how it’s produced, and how its unique composition affects an infant’s growth and development. In a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity, … Continued
Delaying the introduction of potentially allergenic foods until after a baby’s first year may increase the likelihood of a food allergy later on, according to new findings from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. The research, published in … Continued
New research published 2 May 2017 in the European Respiratory Journal by trainee Lorena Vehling and CHILD investigator Dr. Meghan Azad shows that breastfed babies have a reduced rate of wheezing, putting them at a lower risk for asthma later … Continued
A new book, describing the “seed-and-feed” process by which a baby’s gut microbiome is established, features child investigator Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj and her research using CHILD Study data. Written for the general public, Your Baby’s Microbiome: The Critical Role of … Continued
A new study from AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study is the first to show an association between early gut immune development and colonization with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)—a bacteria known to be a risk factor for future … Continued
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
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
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