Press releases - CHILD Cohort Study

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Year	Title	Investigators	Details	City
2024	Shedding light on how mom’s genes influence health-boosting sugars in human milk	Amirthagowri Ambalavanan, Kozeta Miliku, Stuart E. Turvey, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Elinor Simons, Theo J. Moraes, Sonia S. Anand, Guillaume Paré, Malcolm R. Sears, Padmaja Subbarao, Meghan B. Azad, Qingling Duan	HMOs, human milk oligosaccharides, breast milk, human milk, breastfeeding, respiratory health, GWAS, genome, genetics, asthma, wheeze	Hamilton
2024	Breastmilk microbes are shaped by mom’s genes and influence her child’s asthma and allergy risk, study finds	Zhi Yi Fang, Sara A. Stickley, Amirthagowri Ambalavanan, Yang Zhang, Amanda M. Zacharias, Kelsey Fehr, Shirin Moossavi, Charisse Petersen, Kozeta Miliku, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Elinor Simons, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Michael G. Surette, Padmaja	Breast milk, human milk, breastfeeding, microbiome, microbes, bacteria, asthma, allergy, allergic sensitization, genome, genomics, GWAS,	Hamilton
2024	New study reveals how breastfeeding shapes a child’s microbiome and lung health	Kelsey Fehr, Myrtha E. Reyna, Charisse Petersen, Darlene L.Y. Dai, Ruixue Dai, Vanessa Breton, Elinor Simons, Lars Bode, Jean S. Marshall, Theo J. Moraes, Piush J. Mandhane, Stuart E. Turvey, Padmaja Subbarao, Michael G. Surette, Meghan B. Azad	breastfeeding, human milk, microbiome, microbes, bacteria, lung health, respiratory health, asthma	Hamilton
2023	CHILD provides first Canadian data on gas stove use & asthma risk	Padmaja Subbarao, Jeffrey R. Brook, Piush Mandhane, Stuart Turvey, Theo J. Moraes, Elinor Simons, Marc-Antoine Bédard, Myrtha E. Reyna	asthma risk, gas stoves	Hamilton
2023	CHILD researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies	Stuart Turvey, Charisse Petersen, Courtney Hoskinson	microbiome, bacteria, allergies, eczema, allergic rhinitis, food allergy, antibiotics	Vancouver
2022	New tool allows primary caregivers to predict asthma risk early	Padmaja Subarao, Malcolm Sears	asthma risk, wheeze, cough, lung function	Hamilton
2021	A mother’s prenatal egg intake may influence her child’s food allergy risk	Elinor Simons, Keely Loewen	prenatal maternal egg consumption, pregnancy, food allergy risk, sensitization	Winnipeg
2021	Phthalate exposure in house dust during baby’s first year associated with later asthma risk	Jeffrey Brook, Garthika Navaranjan, Chris Carlsten	phthalates, house dust, childhood asthma risk, household chemicals, wheeze, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), urine	Hamilton
2021	A newborn’s dirty diaper may help predict allergy risk	B. Brett Finlay, Charisse Petersen, Stuart Turvey	meconium, infant gut microbiome, allergy risk, immune development, sensitization	Hamilton
2021	Makeup of fungi in baby’s gut may influence allergies at age 5	Rozlyn Boutin, B. Brett Finlay, Stuart Turvey	infant gut microbiome, fungi, allergies, allergic sensitization, inhaled allergens, house dust, mites, pollen, animal dander, mould, mycobiota, antibiotic use, siblings, breastfeeding, fungal communities	Hamilton
2021	CHILD Cohort Study releases new COVID-19 Rapid Results data	Meghan Azad, Padmaja Subbarao	COVID-19, data, pandemic, infection	Hamilton
2020	“Triple exposure:” Mom eating peanut, breastfeeding and introducing peanut early could help protect against peanut allergy in children	Meghan Azad, Malcolm Sears	peanut, breastfeeding, early introduction, food allergy risk, allergic sensitization, maternal consumption, triple exposure, allergenic, milk, peanut, diet	Winnipeg
2020	Birth factors influence infant gut microbiome and risk of childhood obesity and allergies	Anita Kozyrskyj, Khanh Vu	Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, cesarean delivery, gut microbiome, prolonged labour, pathways, Enterobacteriaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Clostridioides difficile, C. difficile, first pregnancy, stool, skin prick test, allergic sensitization, metabolite	Edmonton
2020	Alberta funds COVID-19 antibody testing among Edmonton children in CHILD Cohort Study	Piush Mandhane, Padmaja Subbarao	COVID-19 antibody prevalence, Government of Alberta, University of Alberta, Serologic tests, blood	Edmonton
2020	Living close to natural green space benefits gut bacteria of urban, formula-fed infants, study shows	Anita Kozyrskyj	Environment International, SyMBIOTA, University of Alberta, natural green space, infant gut bacteria, microbiome, formula feeding, breastfeeding, stool, postal codes, microbial diversity, pets, dog, fur, household dust, delivery mode, caesarean section,	Edmonton
2020	CHILD Cohort Study awarded $1.7M to study impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families	Meghan Azad, Padmaja Subbarao, Piush Mandhane, Theo Moraes, Stuart Turvey	CIHR, Research Manitoba, COVID-19, pandemic, risk factors, mental health, wellbeing, policies, biological samples, coronavirus infection, psychosocial data, antibody testing, Public Health Agency of Canada	Winnipeg
2020	Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life can increase risk of childhood asthma	Tim Takaro, Jaclyn Parks	Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Simon Fraser University, household cleaning products, asthma risk, childhood wheeze, atopy, respiratory problems, sex, male, female, detergents, disinfectants, air fresheners, deodorizers, dusting sprays, antim	Vancouver
2020	CHILD Cohort Study researchers awarded $2M to study microbial causes of asthma	Padmaja Subbarao, Meghan Azad, Qingling Duan, Jeremy Hirota, Anita Kozyrskyj, Wendy Lou, Kelly McNagny, Michael Surette, Stuart Turvey	Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2 (CMI2), award, asthma, microbiome, genetics, sex, early-life exposures, breastmilk, antibiotics, mice, gut bacteria	Winnipeg
2020	Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s gut microbiome	Anita Kozyrskyj, Kelsea Drall	Gut Microbes, vitamin D supplementation, gut microbiome, bacteria Megamonas, stool, asthma, respiratory viral infections, Clostridioides difficile, C. difficile, breastfeeding, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19	Edmonton
2020	Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breastmilk	Meghan Azad, Stuart Turvey, B. Brett Finlay, Kelsey Fehr, Shirin Moossavi, Rozlyn Boutin, Hind Sbihi	Cell Host & Microbe, University of Manitoba, University of British Columbia (UBC), bacteria, breastmilk, direct breastfeeding, infant gut microbiome, Streptococcus, Veillonella, stool, pumped milk, bottle-feeding, exclusivity, duration, milk bacteria, mil	Winnipeg
2020	Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics	Stuart Turvey, B. Brett Finlay, David Patrick, Hind Sbihi	Lancet Respiratory Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), University of British Columbia (UBC), unnecessary antibiotics, childhood asthma, gut bacteria, microbiome, antibiotic resistance, drug reactions,	Vancouver
2020	Mom’s depression in late pregnancy may impact her baby’s immune system	Anita Kozyrskyj, Liane Kang,	Clinical Experimental Allergy, University of Alberta, mother, maternal psychological wellbeing during pregnancy, immune health, newborn, depression, late pregnancy, antibody, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), distress, allergy risk, gut immunity, microbi	Edmonton
2019	Even infants at low risk of peanut allergy should eat peanut early	Elinor Simons	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, peanut allergy, early introduction, food allergy, timing, low-risk, delayed introduction of potentially allergenic foods	Winnipeg
2019	Fats in breastmilk are unique to each mother	Meghan Azad, Kozeta Miliku, Catherine Field	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, breastmilk, nutrients, longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids, breast milk fats, mothers, diet, fish, omega-3, omega-6, body mass index (BMI), pregnancy, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), infant brain development	Winnipeg
2019	Screen time associated with behavioural problems in preschoolers	Piush Mandhane, Sukhpreet Tamana	PLOS One, University of Alberta, screen time, screen-time, behavioural problems, inattention, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), guidelines, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), sleep, organized sports, physical activity,	Edmonton
2019	Breastmilk microbiome linked to method of feeding	Meghan Azad, Shirin Moossavi	breastmilk, microbiome, microbiota, bacteria, gut, mouth, breastfeeding, direct, indirect, pumped, oral, formula	Winnipeg
2019	Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy linked to infants’ risk of developing allergies	Stuart Turvey, Hind Sbihi, Michael Kobor	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, mother, exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), pregnancy, allergic sensitization, in utero, asthma, allergies, skin prick test, food allergy, inhaled allergens, Epigenetic gestational age (eGA), ges	Hamilton
2019	Infant sleep duration associated with mother’s level of education, prenatal depression and method of delivery	Piush Mandhane, Anita Kozyrskyj, Brittany Matenchuk	Sleep Medicine, University of Alberta, level of education, prenatal depression, method of delivery, infant sleep duration, maternal distress, emergency cesarean section, vaginal delivery, birth mode	Edmonton
2018	“Every feed counts”: Breastfeeding may protect against obesity in early life	Meghan Azad	breastfeeding, obesity, exclusive, dose dependent, Pediatrics, infant weight gain, cardiovascular health, expressed, bottle, pumped, formula, direct, indirect, freezing, thawing, heating, overweight	Winnipeg
2018	Household cleaners may cause obesity in young children	Anita Kozyrskyj, Mon Tun	University of Alberta, CIHR, Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), SyMBIOTA, household disinfectants, cleaners, obesity, risk, Lachnospiraceae, infant gut microbiome, body mass index (BMI), overweight, detergents, eco-friendly, multi-surface, aeros	Edmonton
2018	Maternal depression higher among certain ethnic minorities	Padmaja Subbarao, Christoffer Dharma	mothers, black, first nations, ethnic minorities, maternal depression, stress, pregnant, psychosocial distress, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, ethnicity, depressive symptoms	Hamilton
2018	Lung Clearance Index a sensitive marker for infants at risk for asthma	Padmaja Subbarao, Zihang Lu	Lung Clearance Index (LCI), asthma, risk, airway disease, airways, Thorax, recurrent wheezing, wheeze, Multiple Breath Washout (MBW), lung function in infants, lung disease	Hamilton
2018	Infants who sleep less may have lower cognitive and language skills by age two	Piush Mandhane, Lisa Smithson	sleep disruption, cognitive, language skills, snore, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), apnea, nighttime, nose and ear infections, hearing, speech, viral infections, daycare attendance, skin-prick test, allergic sensitization, acid reflux, smoke, dogs, div	Edmonton
2018	Breastmilk sugars may help prevent food allergies	Meghan Azad, Kozeta Miliku, Lars Bode	breastmilk, sugars, food allergies, Allergy, sensitization, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), skin prick tests, infant gut microbiome, bacteria, bioactive components	Winnipeg
2018	Infant feeding practices influence a baby’s gut bacteria and risk of becoming overweight	Meghan Azad, Anita Kozyrskyj, James Scott, Jessica Forbes	infant feeding, gut bacteria, gut microbiome, overweight, exclusive breastfeeding, partial, formula, JAMA Pediatrics, Lachnospiracae, DNA sequences, SyMBIOTA, complementary foods, hospital stay	Winnipeg
2018	Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital associated with longer breastfeeding duration	Meghan Azad, Lorena Vehling, Maria Mackay, Marusia Kachkowski	exclusive breastfeeding in hospital, duration, formula supplementation, education level	Winnipeg
2018	C-sections and gut bacteria increase risk of childhood obesity	Anita Kozyrskyj, James Scott, David Guttman, Hein Min Tun	C-section, gut bacteria, childhood obesity, overweight, vaginal birth, cesarean section, gut microbiome, JAMA Pediatrics, stool, sequential mediation, Lachnospiracae	Edmonton
2018	CHILD Study researchers awarded $9.1M toward search for asthma clues in dirty diapers	Stuart Turvey, Padmaja Subbarao, Michael Kobor, B. Brett Finlay, Allan Becker, Meghan Azad, Fiona Brinkman, Timothy Caulfield,Piush Mandhane,Sara Mostafavi, Anna Goldenberg, Theo Moraes, Wendy Lou, Malcolm Sears	Genome Canada, award, childhood asthma, gut microbiome, genomic, stool, microbes	Hamilton
2017	Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization	Malcolm Sears, Maxwell Tran	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, potentially allergenic foods, timing, delay, early introduction, cow’s milk products, egg, peanut, sensitization, wheeze, asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis, CIHR	Hamilton
2017	Can breastfeeding help protect babies from wheezing?	Meghan Azad	European Respiratory Journal, wheezing, wheeze, exclusive breastfeeding, breastmilk, asthma, complementary foods, formula, smoking, education	Winnipeg
2017	Pet exposure during early life affects infant gut microbiota	Anita Kozyrskyj, James Scott, David Guttman, Hein Min Tun	furry pets, infant gut microbiota, microbiome, allergic disease, asthma, childhood obesity, bacteria, Group B Streptococcus, DNA sequencing, stool, Microbiome, Nature Outlook	Edmonton
2017	Asthma in infant boys may eventually be preventable	Anita Kozyrskyj	University of Alberta, asthma, microbes, gut microbiome, Caucasian, boys, Lactobacillus, sex, girls, Bacteroidaceae, puberty, gender switch, European Respiratory Journal	Edmonton
2017	Study finds asthma and food allergies predictable at age one	Malcolm Sears, Maxwell Tran, Judah Denburg	asthma, food allergies, eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD), The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, atopic march, allergic sensitization, allergic rhinitis, early introduction, food allergy	Hamilton
2017	Stress in pregnancy may affect a baby’s immune system	Anita Kozyrskyj, Liane Kang	Brain, Behavior and Immunity, maternal distress, pregnancy, immune system, pre- and postnatal depression, antibody, stress-microbiome-immunity pathway, allergic disease, gut microbiome, allergies, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), breastmilk, exclusive b	Edmonton
2017	Asthma risk lower with direct breastfeeding	Meghan Azad, Annika Klopp	asthma risk, direct breastfeeding, formula, expressed breastmilk, The Journal of Pediatrics, freezing, thawing, heating, pumping, suckling, lungs	Winnipeg
2017	Breastmilk hormones may help prevent obesity in infants	Meghan Azad, Deborah Chan	breastmilk hormones, obesity, human milk, International Journal of Obesity, adiponectin, leptin, insulin, weight-for-length (WFL), body mass index (BMI), ethnicity, age, breastfeeding exclusivity, overweight	Winnipeg
2017	CHILD Study researchers uncover immune status “shift” during healthy pregnancy	Kent HayGlass	immune status shift, healthy pregnancy, anti-inflammatory	Winnipeg
2017	CHILD Study data to support new research into child lung health	Teresa To, Padmaja Subbarao, Wendy Lou	The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), award, lung disease, CIHR, air quality, asthma	Toronto
2017	CHILD Study team to study how prenatal artificial sweetener intake affects infant weight	Meghan Azad, Marie-Claire Arrieta	University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, CIHR, artificial sweeteners, pregnancy, infant weight gain, overweight, microbiome, metabolism, obesity, air quality, lung health, maternal diet	Winnipeg
2016	UAlberta study shows infants do better on developmental tests when their mothers consume more fruit during pregnancy	Piush Mandhane, Francois Bolduc	University of Alberta, EBioMedicine, prenatal fruit consumption, developmental testing, cognitive development, maternal diet, pregnancy, IQ scale, fruit flies, brain function	Edmonton
2016	Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages in pregnancy influences infant BMI	Meghan Azad	JAMA Pediatrics, body mass index (BMI), artificial sweeteners, in utero, maternal diet, pregnancy, overweight, obesity	Winnipeg
2016	CHILD Study researchers to study environment’s impact on chronic diseases	Malcolm Sears	award, CIHR, lung health, respiratory diseases, asthma, obesity, cardiometabolic disease	Hamilton
2015	Antibiotic use during birth affects infant gut microbiota	Anita Kozyrskyj, James Scott, David Guttman, Meghan Azad	antibiotics, birth, infant gut microbiota, microbiome, labour, delivery, breastfeeding, Bacteroidaceae, Clostridiales, CIHR	Edmonton
2015	Four gut bacteria decrease asthma risk in first 100 days of life	Brett Finlay, Stuart Turvey	gut bacteria, asthma risk, microbiome, microbiota, Science Translational Medicine, FLVR, Faecalibacterium, Lachnospira, Veillonella, Rothia, CIHR, hygiene hypothesis, mice	Vancouver
2015	Asthma Society of Canada announces “Clearing the Air” award for leadership in health research	Malcolm Sears	award, asthma research, leadership, prize	Hamiton
2015	Environmental-exposures study tracks more than 3,200 Canadian babies	Tim Takaro, Malcolm Sears	indoor and outdoor environmental exposures, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, homes, dust, mould, furry pets, chemicals, cleaning products, cooking emissions, second-hand smoke, traffic-related air pollution	Vancouver
2015	Exposure to air pollution in the first year of life increases risk for allergies	Michael Brauer, Hind Sbihi	Environmental Health Perspectives, outdoor air pollution, allergies, traffic-related air pollution, allergic sensitization, furry pets, attached garage, daycare, siblings	Vancouver
2015	Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: associations in the first year of life	Anita Kozyrskyj, James Scott, David Guttman, Meghan Azad	infant b=gut bacteria, microbiome, microbiota, food sensitization, allergy, asthma, Clinical & Experimental Allergy, Enterobacteriaceae, Bacteroidaceae, skin prick test	Edmonton
2013	AllerGen researchers find infant gut bacteria is influenced by delivery and feeding methods and may have long-term health effects	Meghan Azad, Anita Kozyrskyj	infant gut bacteria, microbiome, microbiota, mode of delivery, birth, vaginal, cesarean section, exclusive, partial, breastfeeding, formula, asthma, allergies, cancer, type II diabetes, infant diet	Edmonton