Tom Cole-Hunter

Great conference, great destination, and great talent coming-up through the @ISEE_global / @IseeSnrn / @isee_job (International Society for Environmental Epidemiology) ranks! #ISEEYoungRennes

What does the EU–Australia trade deal (just signed) have to do with health? 🤔 1️⃣ Stronger research & biotech collaboration 2️⃣ Better alignment on health policy & preparedness 3️⃣ More evidence-driven decisions across regions What a deal! 🇪🇺🇦🇺 @Euractiv euractiv.com/news/eu-and-au…

How much of urban air pollution is driven by what we burn at home? 🔥🌫️ Our new study shows #wood burning drives dangerous winter PM2.5 spikes in #Chile—exceeding @WHO limits ~50% of days. A lesson for cities like #Copenhagen too. 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

For plant scientist Gauthier Weissbart, psychological challenges such as uncertainty and self-doubt were more difficult to overcome than technical or scientific issues he faced during his PhD programme. He shares 6 tips for getting through a PhD: spklr.io/6012BM98k #PhDChat

Our new Editor-in-Chief @jmeliker: "My scholarship is driven by an aspiration to identify environmental factors that play important roles in disease morbidity, & to develop methods that improve our ability to investigate exposure-disease relationships.." linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Next week the 2nd European #ScienceDiplomacy Conference kicks off in Copenhagen. The event will be fully hybrid, so you can join all sessions online - including an intriguing session involving a Vatican Cardinal, a freelance artist, and a Director of the WHO! This will be a boundary-pushing event on #scidip - see the full agenda now: buff.ly/CPLWiIk #evidence4policy @gesdaglobal @margagual @EUScienceInnov @EU_ScienceHub #INGSAEurope #FMSTAN

What’s new at European Academies Science Advisory Council (@EASACnews) this month? Our latest newsletter highlights launches on 'Meat Alternatives' & 'AI in Healthcare', meeting with @JessikaRoswall on 'Wildfires' policy, and new Programme Directors. 🔗 mailchi.mp/d779a0a4a508/e…

How can #Meat alternatives help #Europe reach its climate & health goals? Looking forward to @EASACnews & @RIAdawson's “Meat the Future” discussion in Dublin — a key moment to link innovation, diet & policy for a sustainable, healthy Europe. Sign-up 🔗 ria.ie/events/meat-th…

Why are essential #Parkinsons Disease #medications still unavailable in many countries — even after @WHO added them to its Essential Medicines List? Inclusion ≠ access. National action is needed. Read the just-published related review online now: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

🥩🌱 Is #MeatFree the future of #food? Join us September 4th online for the launch of @EASACnews #MeatAlternatives report. We dive into plant-based, cultivated, fermented & insect-based #proteins — and what it means for #health, safety & the planet. 🔗 lnkd.in/emYDZxZw

Although the link between air pollution & lung cancer is well established, recent evidence from low-pollution areas is mixed. In our latest study, we investigated the association of long-term exposure to air pollution w/ lung cancer incidence in Denmark. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmo…

How is Paris shaping a healthier, greener future under Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo? 🌱🚲 From air quality & #GreenSpace to #ActiveMobility & #OneHealth planning — don’t miss this @WHO dialogue, with @DrMariaNeira! 🗓️ 25 July | 16:30 CET 🎙️ w/ Dr Maria Neira 🔗 who.int/news-room/even…

What can a decade of biomonitoring reveal? 📊 New study tracks #PAH exposure in 🇨🇿 (2011–2020): ✅ Most #biomarkers dropped—phenanthrene ↓85% 🚭 Linked to air laws & #smoking bans ⚠️ But 2-hydroxy-naphthalene rose in kids 🧪 nature.com/articles/s4137… #Biomonitoring #OpenAccess

Just out: European Academies Science Advisory Council @EASACnews’s latest newsletter! Catch up on science-policy updates from Europe’s academies — from climate & food systems to gene editing & digital health. mailchi.mp/ba1f1f4b0cc7/e… #SciencePolicy #PublicHealth #ClimateAction

Can noise increase your risk of #dementia? A brand-new study published in @SwissTPH's flagship journal finds long-term #noise exposure may raise dementia risk by 15%! Congrats to co-authors @AditiSinghviMD, @AndreaBaccarell, @sina_ali94 et al. Study: ssph-journal.org/journals/publi…

What's the risk of exposure to air pollution leading to dementia? "Even low levels of air pollution in 🇩🇰 were associated with dementia development, especially among certain susceptible groups, emphasizing the need for targeted intervention strategies." doi.org/10.1016/j.envi…

How does #AirPollution affect your #lungs during #exercise? 🏋️‍♀️🤼‍♀️🤾⛹️🤸🏌️🚴‍♂️ A new systematic review shows that workouts ≥120 min in polluted air (above @WHO 2021 thresholds) can reduce lung function & increase airway inflammation. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100… c/o @SpringerNature

#Renovating your home, or work in the industry, and have health concerns? Our just-published study has some key take-home (pun unintended) messages, including "talc, titanium dioxide, quartz, & potential #asbestos detected in indoor construction #dust." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

“Europe will increasingly have to learn to live with fire and adapt society to a new challenging reality,” warns Prof. Thomas Elmqvist, European Academies Science Advisory Council (@EASACnews) Environment Director. Read the full #Wildfires report now: easac.eu/publications/d…

👩‍🍼🏥 Our group's latest study finds that short-term exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP) triggers hospital admissions for respiratory infections among kids. This calls for policies & regulations aimed at improving urban air quality to protect health! 📲sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What's the link between short-term ultrafine #particle (UFP) exposure & childhood #asthma hospital admissions? Our study in @ThoraxBMJ adds evidence calling for regulation & improvement of UFP exposure assessment to protect #children’s health in #cities! thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…