A significant interaction found between a genetic variant for atopic eczema and early-life exposure to pet dogs suggests that this exposure may protect children genetically predisposed to eczema ...

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Scientists stress that bringing a dog into the home from birth doesn’t guarantee a child will avoid eczema. The recent study did not explore whether dogs can help treat eczema once it has ...

"We know that genetic make-up affects a child’s risk of developing eczema and previous studies have shown that owning a pet dog may be protective, but this is the first study to show how this ...

Children with the IL-7R variant had a lower risk of eczema if they had a pet dog in their first year of life. In fact, the genetic risk seemed to disappear entirely in babies who regularly ...

MONDAY, June 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Early-life dog exposure may modify the genetic effect of the single nucleotide variant rs10214237 on atopic eczema (AE) via IL7R, according to a study ...

Early exposure to pet dogs linked to reduced risk of eczema in genetically predisposed children. Illustration. (photo credit: alexei_tm. Via Shutterstock) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 7, 2025 21:25 ...

Having a pet dog at home could potentially help prevent eczema in children who are genetically predisposed to the condition, according to a new study. Academics said that having a pet dog in ...

A large new study finds that early-life exposure to dogs may reduce the genetic risk of developing eczema in children, offering more evidence of the health benefits of having a pet.

Among individuals with the eczema-associated variant rs10214237, the risk of developing eczema was lower in those who lived with a dog early in life. This protective effect was not seen in ...