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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 1d

🔬 #PUBLICATION 🧾
Environmental noise is firmly established as a major contributor to cardiovascular disease. The review calls for integrating noise into cardiovascular prevention strategies. 🫀

🔗 Full text: anatoljcardiol.com/article/AJC-...

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Bharath Nair (ഭരത് നായർ) @bharathabnair.bsky.social · Sep 3

Chuffed to have participated in the Nordic Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics 2025 in Odense - "the birth place of proteomics". Also, massive congrats to Amalie to winning the Best Poster Award. @markersofpollution.bsky.social - grateful for the support!

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 9d

🔬 Within MARKOPOLO we are investigating how traffic noise & air pollution affect human health. Our aim is to identify disease-relevant biomarkers and uncover the molecular mechanisms that link environmental stressors to diseases of the brain, lung, & #cardiovascular #system. 🫀
#WorldHeartDay2025

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Sep 2

👥 Meet our consortium partners!
Finally, we are introducing the team from @swisstph.ch - another driving force in MARKOPOLO. They play a key role in assessing the #health #effects of #environmental #pollutants.

🔗 Read more about the work: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Aug 20

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

The team from #DanishCancerInstitute is another driving force behind MARKOPOLO!
🔎 Using a unique database, they play a key role in investigating differences in air pollution exposure for the population.

Read more: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄/𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 by Thomas Muenzel et al. published today in #Cardiovascular #Research by @escardio.bsky.social 🫀

🔗 academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Aug 6

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From @sdu.dk we have Adelina Rogowska-Wrzesinska and her stellar team joining for #omics #screening & #biomarker #discovery, to help build mechanistic models linking exposures to heart & brain disorders.🧬🔬🧪

🔗More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 31

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

Jun.-Prof Ulrike Zeigermann @uni-wuerzburg.de: at the IPS, political science meets sociology. An ideal setting for projects like MARKOPOLO tackling also #sustainability, #governance & #environmental #policy.

More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 28

👥 Meet our consortium partners!
From the north of Europe 🫎, a team from @uniuef.bsky.social joined us! Katja Kanninen’s group uses translational in vitro & in vivo models to study how environmental & lifestyle factors affect the brain.

🔗 Read more: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾
𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 by Kelters et al.

MARKOPOLO coordinator Andreas Daiber contributed to this review in the #EuropeanHeartJournal, highlighting the impact of impaired circadian rhythms on cardiovascular health.

🔗 academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌲Could greenspaces help fight childhood malnutrition?
New commentary in #TheInnovationMedicine journal by Omar Hahad & Andreas Daiber. They explore how access to nature may support better nutrition for children in low- & middle-income countries.

📰 Read here: www.the-innovation.org/article/id/6...

Greenspaces: a natural solution to childhood malnutrition?

www.the-innovation.org

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 16

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From Luxembourg we have two partners joining the #MARKOPOLO team: Luxembourg Institute of Health and LNS - Laboratoire national de santé! 💻🩸

🔗 Read more about the teams on our website:
markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 15

📬 The first MARKOPOLO Insights #newsletter is out, featuring consortium news, publications, new report by EEA and much more! 🗞️

🔗 Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/82b8fd2e0d51...

@martinroosli.bsky.social @eea.europa.eu @swisstph.ch @climair.bsky.social @concentris.bsky.social

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 11

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻–𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀 by Arijan Valar, Jiayin Zheng, Thomas Muenzel, Andreas Daiber & Marin Kuntić

🔗 Summary & full text: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/research/pub...

#MarkersOfPollution

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 10

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚗💨 Fieldwork in full swing!

Our team at the @swisstph.ch has launched the #mobile #air #pollution #monitoring campaign across Switzerland. They’ve been on the road with the cheerfully coloured measurement car, capturing #ultrafine #particles and other air pollutants across diverse environments. 🌀🌫️

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 7

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

Today: the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @maxplanck.de! ⚗️
MPI-C researchers are leading the work packages on #computational #modeling of noise/PM lung damage & health effects in the population.

More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jul 1

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

@concentris.bsky.social makes sure the researchers focus on their work, while taking over administrative tasks. They also manage the project's science communication activities.

🔗 Read more about their role: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 26

📬 Coming soon: the first MARKOPOLO #NEWSLETTER!

Want to stay up to date with the latest project news, publications, and insights?

Our biannual newsletter launches on 15 July - don’t miss it!
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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 25

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 25

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From #TheCyprusInstitute we are welcoming the team from Jos Lelieveld! CYI contributes to #atmospheric #composition #modelling, source attribution of air pollution, & much more! 🌐

🔗 Read more about the team at CYI: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 24

A new commentary by Omar Hahad from UMC Mainz has just been published in @thelancet.com Regional Health – Western Pacific: 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 🫀

Perfect read for your next coffee break:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Physical activity and air pollution: context matters for cardiovascular health

Physical activity is strongly associated with improved cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health.1 Meanwhile, long-term exposure to air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is lin...

www.thelancet.com

MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 20

👥 Meet our consortium partners!

We are pleased to welcome a strong team from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, and the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences as an associated partner.

🔗 Learn about the role of MFUB & VINS in MARKOPOLO: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 13

🔗 Read more about the team at VMU: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...

Vytautas Magnus University - MARKOPOLO

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · Jun 13

👥 Meet our partners!
VMU joined our consortium with a scentific team, lead by Regina Gražulevičienė.

🔬 Their role?
The team leads WP 4️⃣, 5️⃣, and 6️⃣. These focus on strengthening methodologies for pollution–disease association studies in susceptible groups.

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