L to R: Jaclyn Parks, Laura Wang and Dr. Tim Takaro When 15-year-old Laura Wang opened her laptop and typed a message to Tim Takaro, a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU), she never imagined that email would lead her … Continued
CHILD investigator Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj has been recognized with a University of Alberta FoMD Award for Excellence in Mentoring (Tier II Basic Science). As part of her nomination, students past and present attested to the impact of her mentorship on … Continued
Dr. Stuart Turvey is among 346 accomplished scholars whose new or renewed Canada Research Chair funding was announced by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport. Dr. Turvey was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric … Continued
Many children are not getting the right balance of moving, sitting, and sleeping, which can be harmful before age five, according to a new study using CHILD data. Published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, the study … Continued
Join us on a journey into the world of a baby’s gut microbiome. Meet some microbial superheroes and learn about how discoveries from the CHILD Cohort Study are helping us to understand allergies, asthma, obesity, and everyday health and wellbeing, … Continued
Ilsa Buchholz is one of the almost 3,500 kids participating in the CHILD Cohort Study. You can read about what being a part of CHILD means to Ilsa and her parents, what tests Ilsa undergoes every few years during her … Continued
On April 11, 2019, at the annual Canadian Respiratory Conference held in Ottawa, ON, Dr. Malcolm Sears, the Founding Director of the CHILD Cohort Study, was recognized by the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) with a special award. Dr. Sears, an … Continued
Research from the CHILD Cohort Study suggests that among preschoolers, spending two hours or more of screen time per day may be linked to clinically significant behavioural problems. “We found that screen time had a significant impact on behaviour at … Continued
Co-leaders of the Manitoba site of the CHILD Cohort Study, Drs Allan Becker (pictured above) and Meghan Azad (pictured below), will be recognized by the University of Manitoba later this month for outstanding accomplishments at their respective career stages. Dr. … Continued
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery. “Sleep affects a … Continued
