What are the causes of disease? We know that most diseases result from a combination of genes and environment (nature and nurture). Our genes alone do not determine our fate. For most complex diseases, externalities - environmental factors in the broad sense - are more important. This includes our living and working environments, diet, social support and stress, pollution, and exposure to infectious agents. Exposome research is about discovering the non-genetic drivers of health and disease.
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The exposome: cracking the science about what makes us sick
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Introduction to the Exposome concept
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 7 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
The transformative power of Exposome approaches: using the example of cardiovascular disease reasearch
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 6 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
The external Exposome: methodological approaches
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 11 min), 2 readings
2 hours to complete
The internal Exposome: methodological approaches
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 5 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
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