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Dr. Kozeta Miliku: newest member of the CHILD NCC team
11 Sep 2020

Dr. Kozeta Miliku: newest member of the CHILD NCC team

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

The CHILD Cohort Study is pleased to announce that Dr. Kozeta Miliku has joined CHILD’s National Coordinating Centre (NCC) team, effective September 1, 2020. Dr. Miliku assumes the position of Senior Research Fellow at McMaster University and CHILD’s Clinical Science … Continued

Alberta funds COVID-19 antibody testing among Edmonton children in CHILD Cohort Study
10 Sep 2020

Alberta funds COVID-19 antibody testing among Edmonton children in CHILD Cohort Study

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Awards & recognitions | 0

COVID-19 illustrations by CHILD participants A two-year project measuring COVID-19 antibody prevalence among Albertan children is underway at the University of Alberta thanks to funding from the Government of Alberta. The project, part of the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD), received an award … Continued

Dr. Meghan Azad named 2020 Young Investigator by CSCI
9 Sep 2020

Dr. Meghan Azad named 2020 Young Investigator by CSCI

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Awards & recognitions | 0

CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) investigator Dr. Meghan Azad has been named winner of the 2020 Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI). The award recognizes outstanding and innovative research by a young researcher in the first eight years … Continued

Lung Clearance Index a valuable tool to monitor preschoolers with severe wheezing
21 Aug 2020

Lung Clearance Index a valuable tool to monitor preschoolers with severe wheezing

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

In a new study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, a research team from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has shown that pulmonary function tests are a valuable tool for monitoring children with recurrent wheezing, even in children as young … Continued

Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s gut microbiome
18 Aug 2020

Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s gut microbiome

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

New CHILD research, published in the journal Gut Microbes, has found an association between vitamin D supplementation and specific characteristics of a baby’s microbiome at three months of age. The researchers examined fecal samples taken from 1,157 infants in the CHILD … Continued

Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breastmilk
10 Jul 2020

Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breastmilk

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

A new study by CHILD Cohort Study researchers has found that bacteria are shared and possibly transferred from a mother’s milk to her infant’s gut, and that breastfeeding directly at the breast best supports this process. The research, published in Cell … Continued

Living close to natural green space benefits gut bacteria of urban, formula-fed infants, study shows
9 Jul 2020

Living close to natural green space benefits gut bacteria of urban, formula-fed infants, study shows

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

Living close to natural green space can mitigate some of the changes in infant gut bacteria associated with formula feeding, according to new CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) research published in the journal Environment International.  “We know that a breastfed infant is … Continued

CHILD awarded $1.7M to study impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families
25 Jun 2020

CHILD awarded $1.7M to study impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Grants | 0

COVID-19 illustrations by CHILD participants A $1.7 million award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Research Manitoba will allow CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) researchers to study how individuals and families across Canada have been impacted directly by COVID-19 infection … Continued

New CHILD video on scientific insights into breastfeeding
24 Jun 2020

New CHILD video on scientific insights into breastfeeding

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

A new video is available in the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) award-winning series. The playfully animated short video, CHILD Cohort Study: New scientific insights into breastfeeding, presents numerous CHILD research findings about breastfeeding and its impact on children’s health and development, … Continued

CHILD trainee receives Vanier Scholarship
22 Jun 2020

CHILD trainee receives Vanier Scholarship

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Awards & recognitions | 0

CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) trainee Sarah Turner has been named a 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipient. Sarah is a PhD student in the Max Rady College of Medicine’s Department of Community Health Sciences and in the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. She … Continued

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