Ongoing research led by Dr. Meghan Azad, using data from the CHILD Study, has shed light on the breastmilk microbiome and on breastfeeding’s protective effects against allergy and asthma, as well as obesity and diabetes. High-profile publications in recent years … Continued
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study sheds some light on the importance of the infant’s mouth as a source of breast milk bacteria. The idea that breast milk has a microbiome—a community of bacteria living within it—is relatively new … Continued
A study led by Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) in September 2018 is the journal’s top article for 2018 in terms of media coverage. The study used data from CHILD Study participants and … Continued
Dr. Malcolm Sears, the Founding Director of the CHILD Study, received a warm tribute from many of his colleagues during the 2019 Research Conference of the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen). To recognize his years of leading the Study, … Continued
The Winter 2019 issue of AllerGen Success Stories features two stories on findings from the CHILD Study. “All in Good Time” discusses with CHILD Founding Director Dr. Malcolm Sears his 2017 research that found delaying the introduction to infants of … Continued
Dr. Kozeta Miliku, MD, PhD, has been offered two postdoctoral fellowships to support her CHILD-based research into the relationship between breastfeeding and lung health. Dr. Miliku has accepted a one-year Breathing as One Research Fellowship from the Canadian Lung Association, … Continued
As of November 13, 2018, the Manitoba site of the CHILD Study has a new Research Coordinator: Brittany Semenchuk. Brittany holds an Exercise Science degree from the University of Winnipeg, and received her Master’s of Exercise Psychology from the University … Continued
In a November 18, 2018, opinion piece in the New York Times entitled “Save the Germs,” documentary filmmaker Sarah Schenck argues the case for the establishment of a “microbial vault” to preserve, for future use in combating disease, samples … Continued
The digital 2017-2018 AllerGen NCE Annual Report features two videos highlighting recent progress of the CHILD Study, as a Legacy Project of AllerGen. In one video, Dr. Meghan Azad, co-leader of the Manitoba site of CHILD, describes recent findings on … Continued
On October 23, 2018, the Honorable Catherine McKenna, MP, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, spoke with Dr. Malcolm Sears, Founding Director of the CHILD Study, on the health impacts of exposure to air pollution, as well as the potential … Continued
