LongITools is a #H2020 funded research project studying interactions between environment, lifestyle & health & risks of cardiovascular & metabolic diseases.
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2 Jul 2025
🔥 📰 Hot off the press: LongITools Policy Brief
The brief draws on insights from the project to inform policymakers about the #exposome and its relevance for preventive, equitable, and effective health policy.
#Science4Policy
Read it here👉tinyurl.com/52svzhh5
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10 Dec 2025
Unveiling the human #exposome: a new frontier in environmental #health #science
Up to 90% of disease risks can be linked to environmental exposures - the EU is a global leader in this field
👉Study #STOA & video: wp.me/panTdn-4rA
@vrmlnroel @heap_exposome @LongITools
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5 Aug 2025
A new LongITools study has linked noise levels to depression and anxiety diagnoses. It is the first study of its kind to investigate long-term exposure to traffic noise and mental health in children, adolescents, and young adults. @UniOulu
More here 👉 tinyurl.com/bddjk2yp
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17 Jul 2025
As our project has now ended, we want to say a big thank you to our followers, supporters & most importantly to the study participants!
This final video is a homage to the team, reflecting the positive experience of our collaboration together😁
Watch 👉tinyurl.com/yfkm5423
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16 Jul 2025
The penultimate video in our series of interviews with our team, this one focuses on the scientific results! It tells the LongITools story from what we studied to the key things we found. #exposome #health #environment
👉youtu.be/qY7TXhMv1I4?si=Firm…
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16 Jul 2025
A short interview with @KarimLekadir and @noussairlazrak from @UniBarcelona about the #ArtificalIntelligence models developed for the LongITools Health Risk Assessment System prototype, and the principles of trustworthy and ethical AI. Take a look 👀
youtu.be/RIujX33omE8?si=eqqy…
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14 Jul 2025
Do you want to understand what the LongITools Metadata Catalogue is in a nutshell? Listen to this short interview with @mswertz from @umcg who sums it up nicely - from where it started, to where it is now 🙂 👇
Visit catalogue 👉data-catalogue.molgeniscloud…
#metadata #FAIRdata
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9 Jul 2025
We developed a prototype Health Risk Assessment System in the project, a personalised and precise monitoring system to estimate an individual’s risk of developing CVDs. Watch our short explainer video below or find out more in our longer video here 👉 youtu.be/fOR0IBzXJq4
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7 Jul 2025
In a LongITools study published in Environmental Research, researchers from @ErasmusMC discovered clear associations between #airpollution and its impact on several metabolites, particularly in older individuals.
More here👉longitools.org/news/longitoo…
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25 Jun 2025
A recent LongITools study, published in Acta Paediatrica, investigated the link between children’s cardiometabolic health profiles, their mothers’ blood sugar levels in the second trimester of pregnancy, and gestational diabetes. Find out more 👉 lnkd.in/eajHsvpB
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17 Jun 2025
A new study published in @PLOSMentalHlth explored whether having a sibling born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) affects the behaviour of children born at term. @UniOulu
Find out more 👉tinyurl.com/bd6whcvv
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5 Jun 2025
🤔 IHEN/EHEN - what's it all about?
IHEN brings together researchers, policymakers, and independent experts to improve research and collaboration on the #exposome worldwide. It builds partly on #EHEN.
Want to know more? 👉tinyurl.com/466r6x5w
@ExposomeNetwork
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21 May 2025
⚡️⚡️News Flash ⚡⚡
#EHEN has released a policy brief urging EU policymakers to take action to address the rising public health crisis caused by pollution, chemicals and environmental degradation.
#exposome #Science4Policy
Read the brief in full 👉 tinyurl.com/bdmkm69x
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14 May 2025
Two recent LongITools papers highlight the role of #airpollution, specifically PM2.5, on gene expression in both children and adults. Our findings highlight the importance of reducing PM2.5 exposure both in early life and adulthood. #exposome
More 👉tinyurl.com/yj7pvh62
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1 May 2025
Last month we held our #Science4Policy workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden. Interactive sessions enabled participants to visualise the complexity of the #exposome and consider a holistic approach to policymaking.
Read more about it and our final meeting 👇 tinyurl.com/yaj6ez3e
ALT Participants at the LongITools Science for Policy Workshop and the communities they built on paper
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1 Apr 2025
Today we’re in the beautiful city of Gothenburg, Sweden for our final project consortium meeting! How the last five years have flown 😲 It’s all about science, publications and latest results and tomorrow we will welcome stakeholders for our #ScienceforPolicy workshop! #exposome
ALT Final consortium photo in Gothenburg, Sweden
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25 Mar 2025
Last chance to register for next week's #Science4Policy workshop. 👉tinyurl.com/5y6kmhhx
We hope to see you there!
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LongITools retweeted
17 Mar 2025
🚨 1.6 million premature deaths annually due to obesity-driven NCDs like diabetes, cancer, & heart disease.
This outstrips road traffic fatalities—yet only a handful of countries have robust obesity policies. It’s time to act.
📢 Report: worldobesityday.org/resource…
#WorldObesityDay
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19 Mar 2025
Work with a great team @umcg 👇
19 Mar 2025
Apply until March 23 to join @Joerivelde and me as PhD candidate using AI for genome diagnostics or FAIR data. We have two positions available. See werkenbijumcg.nl/-/vacatures… and werkenbijumcg.nl/-/vacatures…
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LongITools retweeted
19 Mar 2025
🚀 Ready for tomorrow’s EXIMIOUS-EPHOR (EURO JEM) event?
📊 Discover how EuroJEM is transforming occupational exposure assessment across Europe!
📝 You can still register — don’t miss out! 🔗events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
@EphorEu95393
#EUROJEM #OccupationalHealth #Symposium2025
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