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
Members of four families participating in the CHILD Study—one from each province of Canada represented in the Study—took the stage at AllerGen’s 2019 Research Conference, as kids and parents sat together on a panel and responded to questions from the … Continued
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 breastmilk bacteria. The idea that breastmilk has a microbiome—a community of bacteria living within it—is relatively new and has … 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
