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Monthly Archives: May 2024

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Career Research Award
30 May 2024

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Career Research Award

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

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has announced that the 2024 recipient of its Career Research Award is Dr. Stuart Turvey, Co-Director of CHILD and leader of the Study’s Vancouver site. The biennial Career Research Award, comprised of a plaque and … Continued

SickKids podcast highlights CHILD asthma tool
24 May 2024

SickKids podcast highlights CHILD asthma tool

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Media coverage | 0

From the time Hannah was an infant, her parents had to take her repeatedly to the hospital due to respiratory problems. There, she was often diagnosed with pneumonia or other lung infections and given a puffer and/or treated with antibiotics. … Continued

Research findings galore: CHILD 2023-24 round-up
16 May 2024

Research findings galore: CHILD 2023-24 round-up

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

Some research findings out of CHILD grab headlines because they are so readily understandable and clearly applicable to everyday life—like the fact that children born by C-section are more at risk for allergies, or that eating peanut early in life … Continued

2024 Sears Studentship Awarded
6 May 2024

2024 Sears Studentship Awarded

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

The CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient the Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship: Anglin Dent, a medical student at the University of Toronto. Anglin’s proposed research on longitudinal phenotypes of asthma-related risk factors in CHILD aims … Continued

CHILD Cohort Study

In this national birth cohort study, researchers are tracking the health of nearly 3,500 Canadian children to find ways to prevent asthma, allergies, obesity and other chronic diseases.

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  • Drinking whole cow’s milk in early childhood may be linked to lower obesity risk later
  • Consuming more ultraprocessed foods as a toddler may contribute to later behavioural and emotional problems
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