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There is strong evidence that young children in congregate daycare have substantially stronger immune systems than children cared for at home who are only expos
by freen 5y ago
There is strong evidence that young children in congregate daycare have substantially stronger immune systems than children cared for at home who are only exposed to family members.
- tux3 5y agoCould you link to that strong evidence? A lookup of systematic reviews on Cochrane & Epistemonikos paints the opposite picture, with a positive correlation between daycare attendance and respiratory tract disorders or asthma.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoYou got it: Roslund, M. I., Puhakka, R., Grönroos, M., Nurminen, N., Oikarinen, S., Gazali, A. M., ... & ADELE research group. (2020). Biodiversity intervention enhances immune regulation and health-associated commensal microbiota among daycare children. Science advances, 6(42), eaba2578.
- tux3 5y agoThank you! Interesting to see an intervention trial. n=75 is what it is, given the possible confounders (could not control home environment, etc) but I'll be interested to read that in more details =)