By the age of one, 10% of babies will develop a food allergy. ORIGINS has several sub-projects exploring allergy development within the cohort and possible translation of these findings, with a focus on nutritional strategies for allergy prevention.
Does the amount of eggs and peanuts a mother eats during pregnancy and breastfeeding have an influence on whether her baby will develop an egg or peanut food allergy?
SYMBA is promoting gut health (symbiosis) with prebiotic fibre taken during pregnancy for prevention of allergic disease.
Investigating the possible contributors to childhood lung disease by studying the epithelial cells from the nose at birth.
Comparing how mast cells are “programmed” in allergic and non-allergic children at one year of age.
Does eating cashew nut spreads in the first year of life reduce the chances a baby will develop a cashew nut food allergy?