This study highlights an unpredicted potential risk factor for the development of food allergy, that is, D pteronyssinus allergens in breast milk ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

Listed are the Telethon Kids Institute research teams involved in our Immunity and Inflammation Program. This program sits under the Early Environment research theme. ...

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• Early Environment

A study led by the Telethon Kids Institute has suggested vitamin D supplementation in babies is no match for sunlight when it comes to preventing eczema. ...

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• 2018
• October

Infant growth trajectory may influence later-life obesity. Human milk provides a wide range of nutritional and bioactive components that are vital for infant growth. Compared to formula-fed infants, breastfed infants are less likely to develop later-onset obesity, highlighting the potential role of bioactive components present in human milk. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Increased maternal egg ingestion is associated with increased breastmilk ovalbumin, and markers of immune tolerance in infants ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

Vitamin D deficiency in a predominantly white Caucasian cohort of pregnant women is less prevalent than has been reported in other studies ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Studies addressing the ontogeny of the innate immune system in early life have reported mainly on Toll-like receptor (TLR) responses in infants living in... ...

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• 2012
• May 2012

Vitamin D status in early life has been linked to the risk of allergic disease in multiple observational studies. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

Debbie Susan Desiree Rachelle Palmer Prescott Silva Pretorius D SL DS RP BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MSc (Nutrition), ...

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Cow's milk allergy is rare in exclusively breastfed infants. To support the continuation of breastfeeding an infant after diagnosis with a cow's milk allergy, it is critical to examine the evidence for and against any form of cow's milk elimination diet for lactating mothers. In this narrative review, we highlight the lack of high-quality evidence, hence subsequent controversy, regarding whether the minuscule quantities of cow's milk proteins detectable in human milk cause infant cow's milk allergy symptoms. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023