{"id":3712,"date":"2023-11-13T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/blog\/research-areas\/environment-and-diseases\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:36:48","slug":"environment-and-diseases","status":"publish","type":"research-areas","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/research-areas\/environment-and-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health &amp; Disease Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\"><div class=\"section py-0 section wp-block-unilux-blocks-navigation-and-hero py-0\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"ca6d6ea3-3372-49e0-b979-661efac78102\">\n    <nav\n        id=\"secondary-navigation\"\n        role=\"navigation\"\n        aria-label=\"Secondary menu\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"secondary-navigation__list\"\n            title=\"The selected page is Overview\"\n            type=\"button\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"btn__name mr-auto\">Overview<\/span>\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <ul id=\"secondary-navigation__list\" class=\"secondary-nav__list\">\n            <li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link \"\n            >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Overview<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper max-w-screen-3xl mx-auto section py-0\">\n<section class=\"section no-padding-y wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero hero--2 hero--overlay-top \">\n        \n<header class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__header\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"investigating-the-link-between-environment-and-disease\"\n    >\nInvestigating the link between environment and disease<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image hero__visual object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Research_Area_Environment_Diseasescg47ZV.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Research_Area_Environment_Diseasescg47ZV-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Research_Area_Environment_Diseasescg47ZV-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Research_Area_Environment_Diseasescg47ZV.jpg 825w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Understanding how the environment influences health and disease is a complex task.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\">\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"about\"\n    >\nAbout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Every day we are constantly exposed to chemicals in our environment \u2013 be it traffic exhaust, pesticides sprayed on the fields or household cleaning agents. The most prevalent and costly diseases affecting the industrialized world today are the result of myriad complex interactions between patients&#8217; genetic profiles and their environments.<br><br>The environment is incredibly complex, with over 200 million chemicals registered in the largest chemical registry and over 70,000 in household use alone. Researchers constantly strive to increase the number of chemicals we can identify in our environment or in humans to better understand their toxicity and the causes underlying diseases.<br><br>We use high-resolution mass spectrometry to trace the migration of organic pollutants through groundwater and into rivers. Although thousands of molecules are detected in our water, the vast majority of these are still unknown. <br><br>We are also investigating how population genetic variation and environmental differences such as diet or ageing contribute to diverging incidence and severity of metabolic diseases. <br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"latest-news-on-environmental-health-disease-risk-research\"\n    >\nLatest news on environmental health &amp; disease risk research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-news-card-group flex flex-wrap -mx-16\"><li class=\" w-full px-16 sm:w-1\/2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-news-card\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-news bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container\">\n            <div class=\"ulux-card__visual\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" 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board<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"ulux-card__category break-words\">Education, Outreach<\/div>\n                <time class=\"ulux-card__date break-words\"\n                        datetime=\"2025-12-16\">16 December 2025<\/time>\n                <div class=\"ulux-card__topic break-words\">Life Sciences &amp; Medicine, Physics &amp; Materials Science<\/div>\n                <a class=\"ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/putting-science-on-the-board\/\"\n                    target=\"\">\n                    <span class=\"link-text__name\">Learn more<\/span>\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--2xs\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/LCSB_Environmental-Cheminformatics_1.jpg 825w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"environmental-cheminformatics\"\n    >\nEnvironmental Cheminformatics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/research-groups\/environmental-cheminformatics\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text 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