AllerGen researchers at the University of Manitoba have been featured in local news coverage about the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. AllerGen’s CHILD Study is following 3,500 Canadian children from pre-birth to age five, in order to examine how … Continued
Owning a dog may protect against the development of allergies if exposure begins in the womb to the first year of life, according to an overview of relevant research presented in the Winter 2014 issue of Allergic Living magazine. The … Continued
University of Manitoba-based AllerGen investigator Dr. Allan Becker was recently featured on “Doctors Care”—a multi-episode television series on healthcare produced by Doctors Manitoba and broadcast throughout the province. In Episode 4, on Children’s Health Research, Dr. Becker spoke about the importance of AllerGen’s Canadian … Continued
Postmedia News outlets, including the Montreal Gazette, The Province (BC), The Windsor Star and The Ottawa Citizen, recently highlighted AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study and ongoing research on the importance of the human microbiome. AllerGen investigator Dr. Stuart Turvey and Dr. Brett … Continued
Dr. Sonia Anand, AllerGen Principal Investigator and Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, and a team of maternal/child health researchers from across Canada have recently received a $2 million grant to investigate the role of maternal and infant nutrition on … Continued
On Thursday, June 27, 2013, AllerGen Research Leader, Dr. Malcolm Sears, spoke with Kathleen Petty, the host of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today about the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. Dr. Sears discussed the benefits of studying the interplay … Continued