20 May 2022
13:45-14:30 hrs, Room Glow
EXPANSE researchers Youchen Shen (Utrecht University) and Alonso Bussalleu (Swiss TPH) will discuss some results related to their work in EXPANSE.The session will be chaired by Exposome-NL project leaders Gerard Hoek (Utrecht University), Kees de Hoogh (Swiss TPH and Utrecht University) and Marco Helbich (Utrecht University)
The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. Where we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the air we breathe and whom we associate with; all of these environmental factors play a role. The combination of these factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention and ...
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