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.
10 Tips for a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season
Top Tips for a Green and Healthy Holiday from the Children’s Environmental Health Center
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.
WATCH: Air Pollution and Climate Change: the Next Societal Public Health Challenge
Drs. Just and Sheffield discuss how air pollution and climate change are both the metaphoric storm clouds on the horizon and how the COVID-19 pandemic may have brought some unexpected silver linings to the public health efforts in this topic.
Early Life Metal Exposure and ALS Risk
Groundbreaking methodology of analyzing teeth discovers environmental exposures and helps identify early markers of disease
Paloma Orozco Scott Wins 2nd Place in LMSA’s Dr. Emilio Carrillo Award for Excellence in Research
Orozco Scott, a second-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, received the Latino Medical Student Association Northeast Regional Conference, Dr. Emilio Carrillo Award for Excellence in Research for her project on the PROGRESS cohort
WATCH: Children’s Asthma and Reducing Environmental Triggers: Pediatric Perspectives
Webinar by: Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Erin Thanik, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
WATCH: Translating Children’s Environmental Health Research into Program and Policy Change: Working Together Towards Environmental Health in All Policies
Webinar by: Maida P. Galvez, MD, MPH, Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
WATCH: Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
Dr. Shanna Swan, reproductive epidemiologist and senior author of this study, discusses the implications of the precipitous decline for human and planetary health, how everyday chemicals are impacting our fertility.
Infographic: Pest Control At Home
Some household pest control products can be harmful to children. Practice safer methods to keep your home healthy and pest-free.
WATCH: Understanding Exposures to Cleaning Chemicals and Disinfectants in Latinx Domestic Cleaners in New York City
Common household products have ingredients that can be hazardous to your health. Dr. Harari discusses the risks that Latinx domestic cleaners face when using these products. He highlights preventive measures to take when working with products and ways to control exposures.
WATCH: Toxic Soup: Using Science to Guide Better Choices at Home and Beyond
An open discussion on the important role that the environment – from where you live, to the air you breathe, to the products you put on your body – plays in your family’s health.
Novel ‘time travel’ method reveals links between early environmental exposure to childhood leukemia
Years-old dried blood spots collected from newborns hold vital clues in the discovery of early environmental exposure links to disease, new studies show.
FEATURED STUDY: The Link Between Phthalates Exposure and Children Play Behavior
Higher levels of exposure to phthalates in early pregnancy stages are associated with less masculine types of play.
Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment
Despite a large number of genomic studies searching for possible genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease, the literature consistently shows that environment plays a more important role than genes.
Zinc and Copper Metabolic Cycles in Baby Teeth Linked to Autism
Mount Sinai Research Could Result in Early Diagnostic System for Autism Spectrum Disorder