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Byjm_adminAs HEDIMED activities are coming to a close, we want like to give you a glimpse into the future of exposome research. Firstly, we would like to indroduce the Exposome Moonshot Forum, held on May 12-15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Forum aims to advance the Human Exposome Project, a global effort to map environmental…
Decoding nature’s role in allergies: Insights from HEDIMED
Byjm_adminLike other immune-mediated diseases, allergic diseases have been increasing in the Western world at the same time as economic and societal development, urbanization, and Western lifestyle in general. Allergic diseases include allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergy, atopic eczema, and as a severe case anaphylaxis. The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) has…
What’s behind the ‘epidemic of immune-mediated diseases’?
Byjm_adminMany infectious diseases have dramatically decreased during the last 100 years in developed countries. Meanwhile, epidemiologic statistics indicate an increasing incidence in allergic disorders, like asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS) and celiac disease.1 As these diseases impact millions of people especially in Western nations,…
Understanding Celiac Disease: What HEDIMED research has taught us about causes and prevention
Byjm_adminCeliac disease, a condition where the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten, used to be considered rare. Today, it’s being diagnosed more than ever – especially in children. But this increase isn’t just due to better testing. Evidence suggests the disease itself is becoming more common, at least in certain countries (King et al. 2020)….
Consortium meeting in Thessaloniki
Byjm_adminIn the middle of autumn, we had the pleasure of getting together in Thessaloniki, Greece! The HEDIMED consortium meeting was held on 11th-13th October with the great help of our Thessaloniki partner Gnomon. One of the landmarks of Thessaloniki: The White Tower and the Waterfront promenade Prior to the meeting, three HEDIMED subgroups took a…
EHEN newsflash
Byjm_adminOur HEDIMED representatives took part in EHEN network meeting in Barcelona in May. With several abstracts, presentations, project updates and working group sessions being held, the highly interesting scientific meeting was received beneficial and inspiring. The event was hosted by Equal-Life and ATHLETE projects, and the next one will now be hosted by LongITools and…
