Publications

Longitudinal associations between fast food outlet count and inflammatory markers in the US-based nurses’ health study II between 1998 and 2011

Noreen Z. Siddiqui, Jochem O. Klompmaker, Eric B. Rimm, Joline W.J. Beulens, Jaime E. Hart, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Maria G.M. Pinho, Peter James
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases (2025)

The association between outdoor noise and temperature exposure with incident type 2 diabetes, and mediation by sleep and body mass index: A multi-cohort analysis

Noreen Z. Siddiqui, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Maria G.M. Pinho, Hans Bosma, Henrike Galenkamp, Martijn Huisman, Annemarie Koster, Jeroen Lakerveld, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, H. Susan J. Picavet, Miranda T. Schram, Erik J. Timmermans, W. Monique Verschuren, Alfred Wagtendonk, Femke Rutters, Joline W.J. Beulens
Environmental Research (2026)

Ethnic inequalities in ischemic stroke occurrence are partly mediated by air pollution: a Dutch nationwide follow-up analysis

Lieke van den Brekel, Ilonca Vaartjes, Diederick E. Grobbee, Gerard Hoek, Joreintje D. Mackenbach & Yvonne Koop
BMC Public Health (2026)

Associations of residential environmental factors with kidney function in older adults in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Liang, K.H., Verhaar, M.C., Van Schoor, N.M., Slaats, G.G.G., Vernooij, R.W.M., & Timmermans, E.J.
Environmental Pollution (2026)

Air pollution in relation to brain health indicators and global cognitive functioning in patients with cardiovascular disorders along the heart-brain axis

Timmermans, E.J., Bron, E.E., Bots, M.L., Leeuwis, A.E., Moonen, J.E.F., Wolters, F.J., Biessels, G.J., & Vaartjes, I., on behalf of the Heart-Brain Connection Consortium
Cerebral Circulation – Cognition and Behavior (2026)

Decoding the exposome

Decoding the exposome

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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