How a lifetime of exposures impacts health – exposome explained | Tomorrow's Cure Episode 2

There is a study of the fascinating interplay between the cumulative effects of external exposures on our body and our genes. It is called exposomics. Learn why we need to recognize that we're exposed to hundreds or thousands of things per day, and why it’s important to study that complexity. Featured experts are Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director of the Center for Individualized Medicine at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. Gary Miller, Vice Dean of Research Strategy and Innovation at Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Innovative Exposomics at Columbia University.

0:58 What specific exposures make up the exposome and how you can measure the environment?
5:55 What plays an important role in disease development?
7:59 Is the exposome a paradigm change in medicine?
13:55 What do we mean when we talk about exposures over a lifetime?
19:02 Is there a connection between exposomics and cancer?
20:37 What can be learned from the human genome project?
23:41 What kind of standardization and collaboration might have to happen to move the work forward?
27:41 Have you made any personal changes in your lifestyle based on what you know?
30:05 What do you want the public to know about the exposome?

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