Findings from AllerGen’s CHILD Study show that the Lung Clearance Index (LCI), a measure of ventilation distribution, can detect lung problems in children as young as four months old. “Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, and detecting …
CHILD research finds Lung Clearance Index effective at detecting infant lung problems Read More »
AllerGen HQP Drs Christopher Pascoe and Sarah Svenningsen are among a select group of researchers to be named 2018 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. Dr. Pascoe (Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba) researches the role of early life environmental exposures, including gestational …
AllerGen HQP receive Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Read More »
Does your child sleep less than 12 hours over a 24-hour period? Does he or she breathe through the mouth, snore or have pauses in breathing while asleep? New CHILD Study research has examined the impact of an infant’s sleep …
Infants who sleep less may have lower cognitive and language skills by age two Read More »
Imagine if your allergy or asthma management plan took into account not only the nature of your allergic condition, but also the level of traffic pollution in your neighbourhood, the proximity of your house to an allergen-intensive green space, and …
Chris Carlsten advocates for the study of complex, real-world exposures in CHEST Read More »
Findings from AllerGen’s CHILD Study indicate that complex sugars in breastmilk, known as human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), may reduce the risk of babies later developing food allergies. “Our research has identified a ‘beneficial’ HMO profile that was associated with a …
Breastmilk sugars known as HMOs may help prevent food allergies Read More »
Dr. Paul O’Byrne is a co-author on two New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) papers that outline a new approach for asthma treatment. “Poor adherence to asthma medications, particularly inhaled steroids as maintenance therapy, is a major problem across all …
Study led by CIC Director identifies alternative treatment for mild asthma Read More »
AllerGen investigator Dr. Meghan Azad (University of Manitoba) is one of 185 individuals across Canada to have received a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the spring of 2018. Dr. Azad’s Tier 2 Chair in Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease-constitutes a …
On September 15, 2015, the second day of her first year of university, 18-year-old Andrea Mariano died of an anaphylactic reaction after consuming a smoothie that she bought on campus. In response to this tragedy, AllerGen’s legacy partner Food Allergy …
Food Allergy Canada promotes improved management of food allergies on campus Read More »
Foods that are harmless to most people may trigger anaphylaxis—a sudden, life-threatening reaction—in sensitized (or allergic) individuals. DrS Manel Jordana and Susan Waserman, AllerGen investigators and professors at McMaster University, are trying to find out what causes the body’s immune …
Review paper from Jordana-Waserman lab tackles Th2 sensitivity Read More »
In April 2018, UNICEF Canada, the world’s leading child-focused humanitarian organization, featured CHILD Study research results in a campaign aimed at improving parental leave policies in Canada. The research, led by AllerGen investigator Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj (University of Alberta), was …
Happy Momma, Healthy Baby: UNICEF features CHILD Study research Read More »
AllerGen investigator Dr. Anne Ellis (Queen’s University) and her team have produced a clinically validated protocol for conducting nasal allergen challenges (NACs) in clinical trials. The optimized protocol, and its application in a unique cat allergy study, is described in …
Building a better nasal allergen challenge: new AR-CIC publication Read More »
New findings from AllerGen’s CHILD Study indicate that exclusive breastfeeding in early infancy protects babies from becoming overweight by age one. The study involved 1,087 Canadian mothers and infants participating in the CHILD Study and found a 63% increased risk …
Infant feeding method influences baby’s gut bacteria, risk of overweight Read More »