@childcohortstudy.bsky.social
Research study following 3400+ Canadian children to understand how genetics, environment, and lifestyle influence health outcomes. 👶🔬🧬📚 https://childstudy.ca/
📣 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
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
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
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
💤 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
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
🧠🌿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
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...
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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Access Office Hours. Wednesday, June 18 at 2:00 PM EDT. Learn more about CanPath data, biosamples, access process and the Portal. With Jason Hicks, Sheraz Cheema, and Nouar Elkhair
🔍 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...
CanPath Webinar: Lessons from CanPath on demystifying data harmonization. Dr. Isabel Fortier, Principal Investigator, Maelstrom Research. Anouar Nechba, Project Manager, Maelstrom Research. Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT.
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
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-...
New insights from @qinglingduan.bsky.social & CHILD published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology #JACI on how early-life gene-environment interactions affect gut #microbiome, #asthma & #allergy risk
childstudy.ca/genes-enviro...
We’re excited to launch our BlueSky profile for the CHILD Cohort Study! 👶🔬🧪
Our research explores how genetic and environmental factors influence children's health and development over time.
Follow us for updates and findings as we advance the science of child health!
#Research #CHILDCohortStudy
