🐄🦟 Can cattle shape malaria transmission? A #BOHEMIA study involving #ISGlobal applies environmental epidemiology to explore whether cattle may divert malaria vectors from people or favour their spread. 🔗 Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/lajiibydtu #Malaria #OneHealth

🔬 Investigadores i investigadors d’#ISGlobal van participar en unes colònies científiques d’@explorium.bsky.social per apropar la recerca en malària als infants a través del joc i l’experimentació. Ciència, curiositat i lleure per entendre millor la salut global. 🦟 #Malaria #STEM #SalutGlobal

Las enfermedades olvidadas solo dejarán de serlo si dejamos de mirar hacia otro lado. Leonardo Padura se hace eco del mensaje de #NoteOlvides, la campaña de #ISGlobal que recuerda que millones de personas siguen viviendo con enfermedades prevenibles y tratables.

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Las investigaciones para combatir las enfermedades olvidadas atraviesan una situación crítica por los recortes de los países ricos a la ayuda al desarrollo

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The air around us contains microscopic biological particles, but how do scientists study them? 🌬️ Air samplers collect #bioaerosols. 🧪 Laboratory analyses identify them. 📊 Results are interpreted alongside sampling and environmental data. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/YYB6M

🌎#ISGlobal has joined more than 80 organisations across Europe in supporting the European Declaration on Heat and Health, calling for stronger integration of health into EU climate policy. Read the declaration: 🔗https://shorturl.at/fNcqt #PlanetaryHealth #EuropeanDeclarationOnHeatAndHealth

Although #Venezuela hasn't been in the headlines lately, the emergency is still very real. 💙 Five Venezuelan health professionals from #CampusClínicSolidari remind us that the need continues. Every contribution counts, no matter how small. 🔗Donate: https://f.mtr.cool/rqkiyolohe #HumanitarianAid

"To me, SurPass means peace of mind." 💙 The SurPass digital care plan is now a reality for childhood cancer survivors in Croatia! Read what this milestone means to survivors, families, and advocates in their own words: https://f.mtr.cool/jilvsswaov #eQuoLproject #SurPass #ChildhoodCancer 🎗️

Wildfire smoke is different from everyday air pollution. Read on to find out what makes it different, what the scientific evidence says and how you can protect your health. 🔥🌫️ 🔗Read more: https://shorturl.at/jCyEZ #ISGlobal #Wildfire #Science #GlobalHealth

1/ 🦠 Ébola, hantavirus, gripe, ... Años después de la COVID-19, los brotes de infecciones siguen ocupando titulares y alimentando una pregunta: ¿podría producirse una nueva pandemia? ¿Qué hemos aprendido desde la última? Hablamos con 2️⃣ investigadores de nuestra red: https://tinyurl.com/3fd2bnnk

🧑‍🔬 How can institutions better support research talent? On 22 October, #ISGlobal is hosting a workshop called 'The Research Talent Lifecycle', which will cover attraction, selection and professional development in #research. 👉 Free event. Registration required: https://shorturl.at/pPrJn

⚽ Can #AI help anticipate injuries in elite women’s football? A study involving #ISGlobal, Barça Innovation Hub, @unibonn.bsky.social, @barcabsky.bsky.social and Made of Genes presents a new decision-support model for injury-risk prediction. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/prkjt #WomenInSport #GlobalHealth

🦠 Viruses are everywhere, yet we have identified only a tiny fraction of their immense diversity. A global study involving #ISGlobal mapped RNA viruses across 102 cities, revealing thousands of previously unknown viruses and new clues about viral evolution. 🔗Read more: https://shorturl.at/9JWWF

El diagnóstico precoz de la #hepatitis vírica no solo requiere tratamientos: necesita confianza y accesibilidad. 🌍Descubre cómo el proyecto europeo HEP-HOP capacita a facilitadores comunitarios para llevar el diagnóstico descentralizado a donde más se necesita 👉https://shorturl.at/dYk0k #ISGlobal

🫁 Can the air children breathe affect their cardiometabolic health? A study led by #ISGlobal links childhood exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 at home and school with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome. 🔗https://shorturl.at/wMSZd #AirPollution #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth

#MetabolicSyndrome is diagnosed when at least 3️⃣ of the following 5️⃣ factors are present: ➡️ Excess abdominal fat, high blood pressure, elevated fasting blood glucose, high triglyceride levels and low HDL ("good") cholesterol. 🫀Learn more: https://shorturl.at/3vqHS #GlobalHealthDictionary

🚬⚽ In the 20th century, sport was used to promote tobacco. Today, that would be unthinkable. In the 21st century, sport is promoting fossil fuels, which are the main driver of climate change and a major threat to #health. How long will we normalise #sportswashing?  🔗 https://shorturl.at/fUzSg

🌎 #ClimateChange is reshaping the distribution of species that can act as disease reservoirs or vectors. A good example of this is the tiger mosquito, which is capable of transmitting viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya. 🔗https://shorturl.at/C8sXn

🕒🍽️When we eat matters. On 2 October, leading researchers will meet at an international workshop on #chrononutrition, organised by #ISGlobal and the Medical University of Vienna, to discuss how meal timing shapes health. 🔗https://shorturl.at/RGPpm

Adaptation saves lives. 🌡️Without the adaptation achieved over the last two decades, heat-related mortality in Europe would have been substantially higher during the recent extreme summers. Read the #CATALYSE Narrative: 🔗https://data.catalysehorizon.eu/ #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange

💊 Ivermectin is indicated for the treatment of several parasitic infections, including onchocerciasis and scabies. 🌐 It has had a particularly significant impact on international programmes to control neglected tropical diseases. 🔗https://shorturl.at/CHu9Y #GlobalHealthDictionary

👷 Heat is also a workplace safety issue. Around 71% of the world's workforce is exposed to heat every year. Protecting workers from extreme heat means protecting health, productivity and livelihoods. 🔗https://data.catalysehorizon.eu/ #OccupationalHealth #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange

🌡️ Un nou estudi liderat per #ISGlobal suggereix que l'exposició a la calor durant l'embaràs i els primers mesos de vida podria influir en el desenvolupament cerebral infantil. 👉https://shorturl.at/LnYFb

🌍 2027 could be a decisive year for Spain's involvement in global health. Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona will host three major forums focusing on infectious diseases, tuberculosis vaccines, tropical medicine and global health. 🔗

2027: A decisive year to consolidate Spain’s commitment to global health

Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona will bring together international experts to discuss strategies for addressing health challenges in a globalised world.

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#PCBCommunity |🦟 Un estudi de @cortesmalaria.bsky.social de @isglobal.org mostra que la febre alta debilita al paràsit #PlasmodiumFalciparum durant la fase de gametòcit, obrint noves vies per desenvolupar estratègies que ajudin a interrompre’n la propagació de la #malària. 👉 https://tuit.cat/SvlM4

What do graphic humour and neglected diseases have in common?  Nearly 40 cartoonists have joined the #NoTeOlvides campaign with a book that shines a light on a reality that continues to affect millions of people around the world. 📖 Now available as an ebook. 👉 https://shorturl.at/yUMfa

🦟🌡️ Could fever help slow #malaria transmission? A study led by #ISGlobal suggests that the high temperatures caused by fever may temporarily reduce the malaria parasite's ability to be transmitted to mosquitoes. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/XB3in

🌡️Western Europe has just experienced its hottest June on record. Inflamed by carbon pollution, the deadly June heatwave pushed surface air temperatures across the region 3.06°C above the average of recent decades. 

Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify

Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure

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📢A historic milestone for #NTDs! The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted its first-ever resolution dedicated to all neglected tropical diseases, recognizing that they are not only a public health challenge, but also a significant human rights concern.

Historic resolution on neglected tropical diseases adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council

Resolution 62/27 on “Human rights and neglected tropical diseases” was adopted today by the Human Rights Council (HRC) at its sixty-second session in Geneva.

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¿Qué tienen que ver el humor gráfico y las enfermedades olvidadas? Más de lo que parece. 40 humoristas gráficos se suman a la campaña #NoTeOlvides con un libro para dar visibilidad a una realidad que sigue afectando a millones de personas. 📖 Ya disponible en ebook. 👉https://shorturl.at/yUMfa

🥗 What is the link between our diet and our mental health? According to a study by #ISGlobal and @ucl.ac.uk, higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is linked to better psychological well-being in adults aged 50–90. 🧠 🔗https://shorturl.at/NDP3F #GlobalHealth #MentalHealth #Nutrition