The exposome and health: Where chemistry meets biology

Despite extensive evidence showing that exposure to specific chemicals can lead to disease, current research approaches and regulatory policies fail to address the chemical complexity of our world. To safeguard current and future generations from the increasing number of chemicals polluting our environment, a systematic and agnostic approach is needed. The "exposome" concept strives to capture the diversity and range of exposures to synthetic chemicals, dietary constituents, psychosocial stressors, and physical factors, as well as their corresponding biological responses. Technological advances such as high-resolution mass spectrometry and network science have allowed us to take the first steps toward a…

• AH
  American Heart Association

  Awards: 151708, H2020
• UU
  Universiteit Utrecht
• FN
  Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg

  Awards: A18/BM/12341006, 12341006
• NO
  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
• VR
  Vlaamse regering
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Awards: RC2 DK118619, P01HL132825, A18/BM/12341006, H2020
• H2
  Horizon 2020 Framework Programme