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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The larger replication analysis revealed that the only early-life environmental factor with a significant interaction with a genetic variant for atopic eczema was dog exposure (OR interaction = 0. ...

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.

Study shows what a pet dog can do to save your child’s skin from eczema Academics said that having a pet dog in early life could have a ‘protective effect’ Ella Pickover ...

Having a dog at home could help to prevent eczema in children who are genetically prone to the condition, a study suggests. Children with a change in their DNA that increases their chance of ...

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 ...

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Early-life exposure to dogs can reduce the risk of developing atopic eczema in children with a specific genetic variant near the interleukin-7 receptor gene on chromosome 5.

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.