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Epidemiology

Researchers at ISGlobal have studied the effects of night-time exposure to blue light. Photo by Wyron A via Unsplash.
12.08.2020

Night-time exposure to the light emitted by mobiles and white LEDs linked to higher colorectal cancer risk

The use of masks, hand washing and social distancing could prevent a second wave. Image by cottonbro (Pexels).
14.07.2020

Covid19: learning from the past to plan for the future

The competition aims to analyze the data set that Florence Nightingale used to determine the causes of death of the British Army during the Crimean War.
15.06.2020

Rladies host contest to commemorate Florence Nightingale’s 200th anniversary

The BALSAC database contains the genealogical relationships that links five million individuals, the majority married in Quebec in the last four centuries. | Picture by David Anderson from Unsplash.
11.03.2020

Combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked graves

Exposure to green spaces has been associated with a later age of menopause. Photo by Klimkin on Pixabay,
19.02.2020

Spending time in green spaces could delay your menopause

Joana Porcel, research manager at ISGlobal.
30.10.2019

Joana Porcel (ISGlobal): “My scientific and admin experiences help me link two worlds that tend to go separately”

The research program in green spaces and urban health is made of multidisciplinary researchers.
10.09.2019

“We do science that leads to action, that makes the world a better place to live in”

Isabelle Thierry Chef
06.06.2019

Isabelle Thierry Chef (ISGlobal): “My major concern is medical radiation exposure in children”

An example of a mobile measuring device to analyse individual exposure to air pollution.
06.01.2019

Wanted: pregnant women to measure air pollution effects

The research team led by Júlvez at ISGlobal studies the benefits of a correct diet
13.11.2018

“We are what we eat”

The book highlights the importance of what we eat
07.11.2018

Book review: “Live longer, live better”

The better the quality of the water in the source environment, the better the quality of the water that will come out of our taps. Photo from Unsplash (by @spider_mani).
12.04.2018

Cristina Villanueva: “Tap water has to comply with much stricter regulations than bottled water”

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