Glyphosate and Your Health
Glyphosate is a widely-used weed killer, exposure to which is associated with a number of health risks. Learn about where glyphosate is found and how to protect your family from exposure.
The Workers Are Not Alright
As workers return to the workplace with the pandemic not yet over, workplace safety is more important than ever
Protecting Your Family From Ticks
Ticks are very small 8-legged bugs that can transmit diseases to humans (tick-borne diseases). It’s important to protect yourself and your family from tick bites
WATCH: Asthma and Exposomics
Asthma is one of the most common conditions in childhood. It can affect up to almost 10% of children in the United States. Experts from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research explain how studying the environment can help prevent and better treat asthma, especially in children
2022 Exposome Day
2022 kicks off the inaugural Exposome Day. Celebrated on the second Wednesday in May, Exposome Day is an opportunity to build awareness about how the environment shapes health
A Son’s Reflection on His Mother’s Life Journey
Dr. Robert Wright reflects on the life of his mother—Naoko Yogi Wright, a woman who grew up in extreme poverty, survived war and moved half-way across the globe to a foreign culture in hope of giving opportunity to her children, all the while continuing to contribute to the lives of the family she left behind in Okinawa.
Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
Young people are most vulnerable to the physical and mental health impacts of climate change, which can make caregiving for these individuals more difficult. Here’s what you can do about it.
WATCH: Microplastics – Taking an exposome approach to measure emerging exposures of concern
The last session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats, featuring Douglas I. Walker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
WATCH: How your foods can be protective and improve your health
The fifth session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats, featuring Chris Gennings, PhD, Director of the Division of Biostatistics and Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health; and Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
WATCH: How daytime light improves your nighttime sleep and leads to better health
The forth session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats, featuring Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, Professor and Director, Light and Health Research Center at Mount Sinai, Department of Population Health Science and Policy
School Ventilation and COVID-19 Test Positivity: A Community-Based Study
A new study will examine the relationship between the built environment, community spread, and the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 within school settings
Examining the Impact of Air Pollution and Stress on Sleep Inequities in East Harlem Children: A Community-Engaged Pilot Project
A new study will examine the relationship between the built environment, community spread, and the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 within school settings
WATCH: Detecting autism at birth and opportunity for early intervention
The third session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats, featuring Manish Arora, BDS, MPH, PhD, Edith J. Baerwald Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stress and Health
We all experience at some point in our lives – but how does it effect our health? Although many think of it as a psychological condition, stress causes a physical response that can contribute to illness or disease
Discovery Research vs Hypothesis Testing: Sherlock Holmes, Colonel Mustard, and “How Exposomics Learned the Trick” (Part II)
By taking what we’ve learned about discovery research and hypothesis testing, Dr. Robert Wright explains how we can grapple with the millions of factors that make up our environment and the different ways they affect our health.
Using Environmental Health Science to Inform Public Policy to Better Protect Communities
Academic-community partnerships are key to educate the public and inform public policy
WATCH: Preventing food allergy; It’s more than what is on your fork
The second session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats, featuring Scott Sicherer, MD, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Professor of Allergy, Immunology and Pediatrics and Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
WATCH: Understanding The Role of Exposomics For Clinical Care
The first session of the 2022 Lunchtime Chats. This series aims to reach broad audiences to educate families and communities about how the environment shapes health.
Discovery Research vs Hypothesis Testing: Sherlock Holmes, Colonel Mustard, and “How Exposomics Learned the Trick” (Part I)
With the help of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective and the board game Clue, Dr. Robert Wright explains the differences between exposomics and traditional environmental health research – and the importance of integrating them
Supporting Racial Equity in the Workplace through Community-Building
A new anti-racism initiative seeks to reimagine workplace culture to better support employees of color
PFAS Chemicals and Your Health
Exposure to PFAS is associated with numerous health outcomes, with children being especially vulnerable. Learn about PFAS exposures and how to protect yourself and your family from it.
WATCH: Exposomics and Cardiovascular Health
Heart disease remains the number one killer globally and in the United States. Experts from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research explain how studying the environment can help prevent and better treat cardiovascular disease
Nature vs Nurture – On the Origins of a Specious Argument
Can a health condition or a disease be 80% genetic and 20% environmental? Can we reimagine how we understand the origins of disease?
Food and Chemical Exposure
Foods are a major source of exposure to both nutritional factors that support good health as well as chemicals that contribute to disease risk. For this reason, dietary exposures are a significant part of the exposome.
New Theory Sheds Light on How the Environment Influences Human Health
In a new book, Dr. Manish Arora and Dr. Paul Curtin of the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research suggest that a newly proposed component—the biodynamic interface—may better explain how humans interact with their environment
Harnessing the ‘Exposome’ to Diagnose Autism
In an interview with Spectrum magazine, Dr. Manish Arora described what is next for the company’s hair based early autism diagnosis tool, StrandDx
Can Nutrition Counteract Harmful Environmental Exposures?
A new innovative tool, developed by biostatistician Chris Gennings, PhD, of the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai, allows scientists to study how diet can counteract the effects of harmful environmental exposures
Climate Change and Health
Climate change refers to the increase in air temperatures and changing weather patterns observed over the past several decades. The changing climate is impacting the health of people around the world in a myriad of ways.
Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risks for ICU Admission or Death Among COVID-19 Patients
New study suggests persistent exposure to air pollutants in residential communities can impact health outcomes for COVID-19 patients
Mount Sinai Spin-Off Company, Linus Biotechnology Inc., Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its ASD Diagnostic Product
StrandDx™- ASD Exposome Sequencing Diagnostic was developed based on technology developed by researchers in the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai.
Childhood Asthma Study Uncovers Risky Air Pollutant Mixtures
Researchers use a novel machine learning algorithm to discover that early exposure to a variety of toxic air pollutants can lead to poor asthma outcomes
New York Governor Announces Study To Explore Effects Of Climate Change On NY Communities
Collaborative Climate Research Effort to Be Conducted in Partnership with Academic Institutions, Science Organizations, Community Leaders, and Industry Representatives. Dr. Perry Sheffield of the Institute for Exposomic Research will lead the Health and Safety Workgroup
Mount Sinai Spin-Off Company, Linus Biotechnology Inc., to Revolutionize Precision Medicine with Exposome Sequencing
Subject to regulatory approvals, the new company intends to launch its first product with StrandDx™- ASD a molecular biomarker for autism spectrum disorder that can be applied at birth, and can assist in early Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis.
Bisphenol A (BPA) And Your Health
BPA is an endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the hormone system to affect health in many ways.
The Aleph and Systems Biology
Is it possible that your risk for disease was set when you were a baby? Evidence shows that our earliest years of life are perhaps the most important for understanding the origins of many health outcomes.
Rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who arrived early at the World Trade Center site face higher risk of developing COPD
Rescue and recovery workers who attended the World Trade Center site are beginning to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress by Mount Sinai researchers.
Reflections on the 20th Commemoration of September 11
We owe an extraordinary debt to the heroes of September 11, and to their brothers and sisters who survived that day but still bear the physical and mental health effects, as well as the scars and wounds of sorrow and loss. The World Trade Center Health Program is part of how we honor that debt.
Artificial Turf Health Risks
Many turf products are available and some are even advertised as “green” or “ecofriendly”, but it can be difficult to assess their safety for use by children. Read this entry to learn what chemicals these products contain and understand what the potential health risks may be.
Pesticides And Health
Pesticides repel or kill unwanted pests such as insects, rodents, fungi and weeds. All pesticides have the potential to be toxic to humans.
FEATURED STUDY: The Effect of Climate And Air Pollution on Birthweight
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research found that exposure to heat and air pollution was associated with lower birth weight, an indicator for lifetime development.
FEATURED STUDY: A New Data Science Approach for Prioritizing Cancer Risks
New methodology improves cancer hazard prioritization using an integrated approach of database fusion and text mining
Disadvantaged Neighborhoods See More COVID-19 Infections and Deaths
A new peer-reviewed study in Nature Communications shows how pre-existing neighborhood social factors like housing, work, income, insurance help explain the higher rates of infection for COVID19 in communities of color.
In Utero Exposure to Tiny Pollution Particles in the Air Is Linked to Asthma in Preschoolers
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research are first to find ultrafine particles from traffic pollution influences asthma risk in U.S. children
The “Fetal Origins” of Adult Disease
Is it possible that your risk for disease was set when you were a baby? Evidence shows that our earliest years of life are perhaps the most important for understanding the origins of many health outcomes.
WATCH: Stress and Childhood Asthma: How to Protect Children
Dr. Wright reviews evidence linking psychological stress to asthma expression in children. She highlights protective effects of nutrition and the early caregiving environment.
The Critical Role of Exposomics in Precision Medicine
Precision medicine is the future of healthcare, but to do it correctly, it must incorporate exposomics into it.
WATCH: What Newborn Screening Dried Blood Spots Can Tell Us about Early Life Environmental Exposures that May Contribute to Disease
Dr. Petrick shares results from a groundbreaking study that showed differences in dry blood samples from healthy infants to infants that were later diagnosed with childhood leukemia.
WATCH: From the Air We Breathe to the Food We Eat: Uncovering the Potential of the Exposome to Understand Health
Dr. Wright explains how the science of exposomics is transforming our understanding of environmental exposures on health trajectories, both for children and adults.
Virtual conference: National Pesticides Forum – May 24, 25, June 1, 8, 15
The Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research is pleased to co-convene the 2021 National Pesticide Forum in partnership with Beyond Pesticides
WATCH: Autism, ALS, and other Complex Neurological Disorders: Understanding Life-long Environmental Exposures and Risks for Disease
Dr. Arora discuss how environmental factors in utero and early childhood may play a key role in the development of autism, ALS, and other complex neurological diseases.