CHILD Cohort Study
@childcohortstudy.bsky.social
Research study following 3400+ Canadian children to understand how genetics, environment, and lifestyle influence health outcomes. 👶🔬🧬📚
https://childstudy.ca/
https://childstudy.ca/
November is #EczemaAwarenessMonth 💙
👶💊 CHILD researchers found that babies who received antibiotics in their first year of life may experience changes in their gut microbiome 🦠 — and may be more likely to develop eczema later in life.
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/gtykD65z
#Eczema #Microbiome #Research
👶💊 CHILD researchers found that babies who received antibiotics in their first year of life may experience changes in their gut microbiome 🦠 — and may be more likely to develop eczema later in life.
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/gtykD65z
#Eczema #Microbiome #Research
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
November is #EczemaAwarenessMonth 💙
👶💊 CHILD researchers found that babies who received antibiotics in their first year of life may experience changes in their gut microbiome 🦠 — and may be more likely to develop eczema later in life.
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/gtykD65z
#Eczema #Microbiome #Research
👶💊 CHILD researchers found that babies who received antibiotics in their first year of life may experience changes in their gut microbiome 🦠 — and may be more likely to develop eczema later in life.
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/gtykD65z
#Eczema #Microbiome #Research
Toward diagnosing & managing #asthma more precisely: new CHILD research identifies 6 respiratory phenotypes detectable as early as age 1 #JACI
childstudy.ca/most-young-k...
childstudy.ca/most-young-k...
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Toward diagnosing & managing #asthma more precisely: new CHILD research identifies 6 respiratory phenotypes detectable as early as age 1 #JACI
childstudy.ca/most-young-k...
childstudy.ca/most-young-k...
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 🧠🌿
CHILD Cohort Study researchers found that maternal depression during and after pregnancy may reduce infants’ levels of sIgA 🛡️, a key antibody that supports healthy immune development.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/moms-depress...
#MaternalDepression #InfantHealth
CHILD Cohort Study researchers found that maternal depression during and after pregnancy may reduce infants’ levels of sIgA 🛡️, a key antibody that supports healthy immune development.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/moms-depress...
#MaternalDepression #InfantHealth
October 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 🧠🌿
CHILD Cohort Study researchers found that maternal depression during and after pregnancy may reduce infants’ levels of sIgA 🛡️, a key antibody that supports healthy immune development.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/moms-depress...
#MaternalDepression #InfantHealth
CHILD Cohort Study researchers found that maternal depression during and after pregnancy may reduce infants’ levels of sIgA 🛡️, a key antibody that supports healthy immune development.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/moms-depress...
#MaternalDepression #InfantHealth
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚🌿
🏠🤰 CHILD researchers found that moms in homes with higher levels of common household chemicals in dust (OPEs) were slightly more stressed during and after pregnancy compared to moms in homes with lower levels.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/chemicals-af...
🏠🤰 CHILD researchers found that moms in homes with higher levels of common household chemicals in dust (OPEs) were slightly more stressed during and after pregnancy compared to moms in homes with lower levels.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/chemicals-af...
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚🌿
🏠🤰 CHILD researchers found that moms in homes with higher levels of common household chemicals in dust (OPEs) were slightly more stressed during and after pregnancy compared to moms in homes with lower levels.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/chemicals-af...
🏠🤰 CHILD researchers found that moms in homes with higher levels of common household chemicals in dust (OPEs) were slightly more stressed during and after pregnancy compared to moms in homes with lower levels.
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/chemicals-af...
As #NationalBreastfeedingWeek ends, we reflect on how early nourishment supports lifelong health.
🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo
Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...
🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo
Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...
CHILD Cohort Study: New scientific insights into breastfeeding © AllerGen Inc. 2020
YouTube video by CHILD Cohort Study
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October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As #NationalBreastfeedingWeek ends, we reflect on how early nourishment supports lifelong health.
🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo
Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...
🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo
Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...
Breastmilk components associated with a child’s early neurodevelopment: new CHILD research in @FrontNutrition from Sarah Turner & @meghanazad.bsky.social @umanitoba @CHRIManitoba #NationalBreastfeedingWeek
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October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Breastmilk components associated with a child’s early neurodevelopment: new CHILD research in @FrontNutrition from Sarah Turner & @meghanazad.bsky.social @umanitoba @CHRIManitoba #NationalBreastfeedingWeek
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childstudy.ca/breastmilk-a...
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🚨 New #THRiVElab paper!🚨
(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )
Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )
Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
October 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🚨 New #THRiVElab paper!🚨
(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )
Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )
Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
Did you know? 🤱 Babies who were breastfed right after birth—even if just for a few days—had lower blood pressure at age 3 compared to those who were never breastfed.
Learn more about this CHILD Cohort Study finding: childstudy.ca/breastfed-ne...
#WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #EarlyLifeHealth
Learn more about this CHILD Cohort Study finding: childstudy.ca/breastfed-ne...
#WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #EarlyLifeHealth
September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Did you know? 🤱 Babies who were breastfed right after birth—even if just for a few days—had lower blood pressure at age 3 compared to those who were never breastfed.
Learn more about this CHILD Cohort Study finding: childstudy.ca/breastfed-ne...
#WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #EarlyLifeHealth
Learn more about this CHILD Cohort Study finding: childstudy.ca/breastfed-ne...
#WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #EarlyLifeHealth
Today is #WorldHeartDay! 🌍❤️
A healthy heart starts with healthy habits—like moving your body, eating well, and managing stress. The CHILD Cohort Study is learning how early life experiences—like sleep, nutrition & stress—may influence heart health over time.
#HeartHealth
A healthy heart starts with healthy habits—like moving your body, eating well, and managing stress. The CHILD Cohort Study is learning how early life experiences—like sleep, nutrition & stress—may influence heart health over time.
#HeartHealth
September 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today is #WorldHeartDay! 🌍❤️
A healthy heart starts with healthy habits—like moving your body, eating well, and managing stress. The CHILD Cohort Study is learning how early life experiences—like sleep, nutrition & stress—may influence heart health over time.
#HeartHealth
A healthy heart starts with healthy habits—like moving your body, eating well, and managing stress. The CHILD Cohort Study is learning how early life experiences—like sleep, nutrition & stress—may influence heart health over time.
#HeartHealth
Using CHILD breastmilk samples, research led by Kate Donald published in PNAS uncovers a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development: childstudy.ca/antibodies-i...
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Using CHILD breastmilk samples, research led by Kate Donald published in PNAS uncovers a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development: childstudy.ca/antibodies-i...
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛
In the CHILD Cohort Study, we look at how factors like stress, sleep, and social connections influence mental health. Our goal is to help create healthier futures where children and youth can thrive. 🌍✨
📞 If you need support, call or text 988.
#MentalHealth
In the CHILD Cohort Study, we look at how factors like stress, sleep, and social connections influence mental health. Our goal is to help create healthier futures where children and youth can thrive. 🌍✨
📞 If you need support, call or text 988.
#MentalHealth
September 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛
In the CHILD Cohort Study, we look at how factors like stress, sleep, and social connections influence mental health. Our goal is to help create healthier futures where children and youth can thrive. 🌍✨
📞 If you need support, call or text 988.
#MentalHealth
In the CHILD Cohort Study, we look at how factors like stress, sleep, and social connections influence mental health. Our goal is to help create healthier futures where children and youth can thrive. 🌍✨
📞 If you need support, call or text 988.
#MentalHealth
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A nice summary of recent #breastmilk research from the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social - led by PhD student Kate Donald. 🧪
www.the-scientist.com/breastmilk-a...
www.the-scientist.com/breastmilk-a...
Breastmilk Antibodies Shape the Infant Immune System
An antibody in maternal milk limits an allergy-promoting bacterium in the infant gut microbiome, informing the development of better formula milk.
www.the-scientist.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A nice summary of recent #breastmilk research from the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social - led by PhD student Kate Donald. 🧪
www.the-scientist.com/breastmilk-a...
www.the-scientist.com/breastmilk-a...
🌍 Happy #InternationalYouthDay!
Youth are not just our future—they’re active changemakers right now.
Our research is shaped with youth, from start to finish. Their voice matters. Their leadership matters.
#YouthInResearch #IYD2025 #YouthVoice #Research
Youth are not just our future—they’re active changemakers right now.
Our research is shaped with youth, from start to finish. Their voice matters. Their leadership matters.
#YouthInResearch #IYD2025 #YouthVoice #Research
August 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🌍 Happy #InternationalYouthDay!
Youth are not just our future—they’re active changemakers right now.
Our research is shaped with youth, from start to finish. Their voice matters. Their leadership matters.
#YouthInResearch #IYD2025 #YouthVoice #Research
Youth are not just our future—they’re active changemakers right now.
Our research is shaped with youth, from start to finish. Their voice matters. Their leadership matters.
#YouthInResearch #IYD2025 #YouthVoice #Research
📣 Applications are now OPEN for the CHILD Youth Advisory Council!
Are you a CHILD youth participant? Want to help shape the study and share your voice?
📧 Ask your parents to check their email for the application link!
#CHILDCohortStudy #YouthInResearch #YouthVoices
Are you a CHILD youth participant? Want to help shape the study and share your voice?
📧 Ask your parents to check their email for the application link!
#CHILDCohortStudy #YouthInResearch #YouthVoices
August 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📣 Applications are now OPEN for the CHILD Youth Advisory Council!
Are you a CHILD youth participant? Want to help shape the study and share your voice?
📧 Ask your parents to check their email for the application link!
#CHILDCohortStudy #YouthInResearch #YouthVoices
Are you a CHILD youth participant? Want to help shape the study and share your voice?
📧 Ask your parents to check their email for the application link!
#CHILDCohortStudy #YouthInResearch #YouthVoices
Don't miss this FREE #DOHaD webinar with CHILD's Clinical Science Officer Dr. Kozeta Miliku on how dad's preconception health influences baby's cardiovascular outcomes (Aug 20)
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45dLjkE
#EarlyLifeHealth
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45dLjkE
#EarlyLifeHealth
August 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Don't miss this FREE #DOHaD webinar with CHILD's Clinical Science Officer Dr. Kozeta Miliku on how dad's preconception health influences baby's cardiovascular outcomes (Aug 20)
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45dLjkE
#EarlyLifeHealth
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45dLjkE
#EarlyLifeHealth
Too much screen time 📱 + too little sleep 💤 in early childhood may increase the risk of obesity by age 5.
Healthy habits start early—let’s help kids thrive! 🌱
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/screens-slee...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters #ScreenTime
Healthy habits start early—let’s help kids thrive! 🌱
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/screens-slee...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters #ScreenTime
July 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Too much screen time 📱 + too little sleep 💤 in early childhood may increase the risk of obesity by age 5.
Healthy habits start early—let’s help kids thrive! 🌱
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/screens-slee...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters #ScreenTime
Healthy habits start early—let’s help kids thrive! 🌱
🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/screens-slee...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters #ScreenTime
Nature nurtures—even gut health! 🌱
Living near green spaces may help promote healthy gut bacteria in infants who are formula-fed. 🌳🍼
The environment plays a key role in early-life self-care, too.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/proximity-to...
#SelfCareDay #CHILDCohortStudy #GutHealth #GreenSpace
Living near green spaces may help promote healthy gut bacteria in infants who are formula-fed. 🌳🍼
The environment plays a key role in early-life self-care, too.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/proximity-to...
#SelfCareDay #CHILDCohortStudy #GutHealth #GreenSpace
July 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Nature nurtures—even gut health! 🌱
Living near green spaces may help promote healthy gut bacteria in infants who are formula-fed. 🌳🍼
The environment plays a key role in early-life self-care, too.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/proximity-to...
#SelfCareDay #CHILDCohortStudy #GutHealth #GreenSpace
Living near green spaces may help promote healthy gut bacteria in infants who are formula-fed. 🌳🍼
The environment plays a key role in early-life self-care, too.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/proximity-to...
#SelfCareDay #CHILDCohortStudy #GutHealth #GreenSpace
💤 Babies need their sleep—especially at night.
Infants who sleep less than 12 hours a day may have slower brain and language development by age 2, and nighttime sleep has a bigger impact on development than daytime naps.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/sleep-influe...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters
Infants who sleep less than 12 hours a day may have slower brain and language development by age 2, and nighttime sleep has a bigger impact on development than daytime naps.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/sleep-influe...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters
July 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
💤 Babies need their sleep—especially at night.
Infants who sleep less than 12 hours a day may have slower brain and language development by age 2, and nighttime sleep has a bigger impact on development than daytime naps.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/sleep-influe...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters
Infants who sleep less than 12 hours a day may have slower brain and language development by age 2, and nighttime sleep has a bigger impact on development than daytime naps.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/sleep-influe...
#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters
Did you know that eating more fruit during pregnancy may support your baby’s brain development?🧠🥝
Our researchers found that babies scored higher on developmental tests at age 1 when their moms ate more fruit while pregnant.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/more-fruit-b...
#SelfCareDay #NutritionMatters
Our researchers found that babies scored higher on developmental tests at age 1 when their moms ate more fruit while pregnant.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/more-fruit-b...
#SelfCareDay #NutritionMatters
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Did you know that eating more fruit during pregnancy may support your baby’s brain development?🧠🥝
Our researchers found that babies scored higher on developmental tests at age 1 when their moms ate more fruit while pregnant.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/more-fruit-b...
#SelfCareDay #NutritionMatters
Our researchers found that babies scored higher on developmental tests at age 1 when their moms ate more fruit while pregnant.
🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/more-fruit-b...
#SelfCareDay #NutritionMatters
🧠🌿July 24 is International Self-Care Day. Through the CHILD Cohort Study, our researchers are uncovering how everyday habits—like sleep, physical activity, screen time, and nutrition—shape long-term health in children and youth. Self-care isn't selfish—it's science.
#SelfCareDay #Research #Science
#SelfCareDay #Research #Science
July 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🧠🌿July 24 is International Self-Care Day. Through the CHILD Cohort Study, our researchers are uncovering how everyday habits—like sleep, physical activity, screen time, and nutrition—shape long-term health in children and youth. Self-care isn't selfish—it's science.
#SelfCareDay #Research #Science
#SelfCareDay #Research #Science
CHILD’s @kozetamiliku.bsky.social was featured @theglobeandmail.com as one of Canada’s top new researchers, using #CHILDCohortStudy data to stop diseases before they start.
#DOHaD #WomenInSTEM #NewPI #UofT #McMaster
🔗 childstudy.ca/kozeta-in-th...
#DOHaD #WomenInSTEM #NewPI #UofT #McMaster
🔗 childstudy.ca/kozeta-in-th...
July 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
CHILD’s @kozetamiliku.bsky.social was featured @theglobeandmail.com as one of Canada’s top new researchers, using #CHILDCohortStudy data to stop diseases before they start.
#DOHaD #WomenInSTEM #NewPI #UofT #McMaster
🔗 childstudy.ca/kozeta-in-th...
#DOHaD #WomenInSTEM #NewPI #UofT #McMaster
🔗 childstudy.ca/kozeta-in-th...
The third most abundant ingredient in human milk isn’t digested by babies—it feeds B. infantis, a beneficial microbe linked to healthy development and reduced asthma risk. The CHILD Cohort Study has been tracking it for years, yet only ~20% of Canadian infants carry it. Can we help bring it back?
June 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The third most abundant ingredient in human milk isn’t digested by babies—it feeds B. infantis, a beneficial microbe linked to healthy development and reduced asthma risk. The CHILD Cohort Study has been tracking it for years, yet only ~20% of Canadian infants carry it. Can we help bring it back?
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🔍 Got questions about CanPath? We've got answers.
Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🔍 Got questions about CanPath? We've got answers.
Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Working with multi-regional data? 🗺️
Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.
📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT
🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch
Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.
📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT
🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch
May 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Working with multi-regional data? 🗺️
Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.
📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT
🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch
Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.
📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT
🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch
Dad’s weight before baby’s birth may influence child’s risk of #obesity: new CHILD research in International Journal of Obesity @springernature.com from the @nutrisci_uoft lab of @kozetamiliku.bsky.social
More: childstudy.ca/dads-weight-...
More: childstudy.ca/dads-weight-...
June 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Dad’s weight before baby’s birth may influence child’s risk of #obesity: new CHILD research in International Journal of Obesity @springernature.com from the @nutrisci_uoft lab of @kozetamiliku.bsky.social
More: childstudy.ca/dads-weight-...
More: childstudy.ca/dads-weight-...