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.
Active
RHINO researchers from The Kids' Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, will analyse ORIGINS data and turn it into meaningful respiratory and allergy outcome data that can be used by researchers around the world.
Investigating the possible contributors to childhood lung disease by studying the epithelial cells from the nose at birth.
Completed
Breastfeeding and Eating Nuts and Eggs for Infant Tolerance
Does eating cashew nut spreads in the first year of life reduce the chances a baby will develop a cashew nut food allergy?
Assessing the virus transmission, immunity development and wellbeing of families during COVID-19
Comparing how mast cells are “programmed” in allergic and non-allergic children at one year of age.