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Watch: Advancing Women’s Health through the Mount Sinai Life-course Exposomics Analytic Program (LEAP)

In this webinar, Dr. Wright introduces the Mount Sinai Life-course Exposomics Analytic Program (LEAP). LEAP is the first research training initiative to fully integrate exposomics into women’s health, advancing a more comprehensive understanding of how environmental, social, nutritional, and chemical exposures affect health over time. Dr. Wright will discuss critical gaps in women’s health research, emerging opportunities for discovery, and how advances in exposomics can accelerate progress toward improved clinical care.

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Mount Sinai Study Uses Baby Teeth and Brain Imaging to Reveal How Early-Life Metal Exposures Shape Brain Development and Behavior

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may influence brain development and behavioral health more than a decade later. The study, published in Science Advances, is the first to combine naturally shed baby teeth with advanced brain imaging to pinpoint specific weeks during pregnancy and infancy when the developing brain appears most vulnerable to environmental exposures. 

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CTSA Community Scholar Program Inducts Three Awardees into Inaugural Program Year

The Mount Sinai Clinical & Translational Science Award Program Community & Collaboration Core (CTSA C&C) announced on March 30, 2026, the acceptance of three scholars into a new training program designed to build the long-term capacity of community-based organizations to support translation of scientific research into meaningful, community-informed action. 

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Indoor Air Matters: How Small Changes Can Protect Kids from Asthma Triggers

Indoor air pollution can significantly impact pregnant people and children, even contributing to asthma and affecting fetal development. Experts at Mount Sinai show that simple, practical changes at home, combined with clinical and community support, can meaningfully reduce risks and help protect children’s lung health from the very start.

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Watch: Microplastics, Nanoplastics, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In this webinar, Manasi Agrawal will present the latest scientific findings on how microplastics and nanoplastics may influence gut health and contribute to the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Agrawal will highlight the novel methodologies her team is using to characterize pollutants in the human body, offering new insights into prevention and early detection. The session will conclude with practical, evidence-based tips for reducing plastic exposures in everyday life.

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Watch: Exposomics, Longevity and Health Span – Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Watch a webinar featuring Dr. Robert Wright. He discusses how brain health is a lifelong trajectory and how risk begins many years before a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s risk is shaped by exposures and health states across decades, including early life (even prenatal) influences and midlife risk factors.

Air Pollution & Environmental Extremes Lunchtime Chats Webinar

The Missing Piece in Stroke Risk – Environmental Factors

In this 45-minute webinar, Maayan Yitshak-Sade, PhD, shares her research on environmental risk factors for stroke, focusing on temperature, greenness, and air pollution.  Dr. Yitshak-Sade is an environmental epidemiologist, and she investigates the complex health effects of exposure mixtures and their impacts on morbidity, mortality, and life expectancy across demographic and socioeconomic population groups in the United States.

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The Brain in Focus: Environmental Exposures, MRI, and Adolescent Brain Health

Megan K. Horton, PhD MPH works within the ongoing longitudinal birth cohort in Mexico City called PROGRESS. In this webinar, she will discuss cutting edge research linking early life metal exposure reconstructed from baby teeth with structural and function brain changes measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adolescents.

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WATCH: Nutrition and Gut Microbiome

The gut microbiome is the community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract and play a crucial role in human health. Dr. Walker will explain how the types of food we eat can affect the balance of bacteria in our gut and impact our overall health. Dr. Walker will also explore the potential benefits of probiotics and other strategies for maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.

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WATCH: Air Pollution and Heart Health

Air pollution is a major public health concern that has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease. In this webinar, Dr. Hadley will discuss the latest scientific research on the connection between air pollution and heart health and what individuals can do to reduce their risk.