Children who do not consume peanut during their first year of life are more likely to be allergic to peanut at age three, according to... Read more

On November 8, 2019, Dr. Malcolm Sears, Founding Director of the CHILD Cohort Study, was formally inducted into McMaster University’s prestigious Community of Distinction. He... Read more

The CHILD Cohort Study and a Baby’s Microbiome video is in a national competition – and you can help us win! Each year, the CIHR holds... Read more

New findings from the CHILD Cohort Study shed light on the diverse factors that influence human milk fatty acid composition. The study, published in the American... Read more

Being inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is one of the highest honours for Canadians in the health sciences community. CAHS Fellows... Read more

AllerGen investigator and pediatric allergist Dr. Edmond S. Chan (The University of British Columbia & BC Children's Hospital) is the winner of the 2019 Robyn... Read more

A new Canadian study concludes that the procedure known as an oral food challenge (OFC), considered the “gold standard” of food allergy testing, faces several... Read more