🌍 This week I & @elsa-study.bsky.social team, had the privilege of hosting an international workshop of The Gateway to Global Aging Environmental Exposome Research Group focused on research into the impact of air pollution and extreme temperatures on brain health, mental health, and physical health

Thrilled to share our latest piece Jessica Gong in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: "Integrating Exposome into Lifecourse Understanding of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia." www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

👥 Are you 50+? Help researchers map how air pollution impacts our health 🌬️❤️ ⌚ Wear an activity and air quality monitor for five days 📱 Complete a daily questionnaire 🎁 Get your personalised report + £30 voucher Sign up now: 👉 www.elsa-project.ac.uk/post/are-you...

Are you interested in helping UCL researchers map how air pollution affects your health?

UCL researchers invite adults aged 50 and over to take part in a five-day pilot study of everyday air pollution and health.

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What a great PhD Research day we had at the UCL IEHC! Poster presentations and 3min thesis completion! Well done everyone 👏👏👏👏

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by Dr Giorgio Di Gessa and Professor Paola Zaninotto @profpaolazaninotto.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by Dr Giorgio Di Gessa and Professor Paola Zaninotto @profpaolazaninotto.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social

Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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A new article by @profpaolazaninotto.bsky.social, Yu-Tzu Wu and @matthewprina.bsky.social introduces and validates a new tool to assess climate knowledge, concerns, preparedness, behaviours and involvement in individuals aged 50 and above journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

ClimateMind50+: Development and validation through cognitive interviews of a questionnaire to measure climate change knowledge, concerns, and actions in older adults

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to climate-related hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, and severe storms, yet their perspectives and contributions to climate resilience remain underrepres...

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Our new @elsa-study.bsky.social study is out: Long-term air pollution exposure may harm brain health in older adults High NO₂ & PM2.5 levels over a decade linked to poorer cognitive function, especially language. Read the full article doi.org/10.1093/gero...

Cognitive Performance and Long-term Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution: Findings from the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol Sub-Study of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA-HCAP)

AbstractBackground. Although air pollution is associated with worse cognitive performance, whether these relationships differ by cognitive domain and which

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Away day for my Department today! A pleasure to be Dep Graduate tutor with Jitka Pikhartova

"Take two Van Goghs daily" - great piece in The Guardian about the health benefits of cultural engagement, citing the WHO report which featured ELSA research: 🎨🏛️🎭 www.who.int/europe/publi... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions

Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce loneliness

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To research how to live longer and healthier lives needs more than just a snapshot in time In my latest blog, I explain how long-term studies like @elsa-study.bsky.social help us understand why people age differently. www.elsa-project.ac.uk/elsa-blogs/w...

🚨New study: Blood proteins linked to dementia risk ELSA & UK Biobank data reveal key biomarkers: 📌NEFL & RPS6KB1 linked to dementia 📌MMP12 linked to vascular dementia 📌Possible sex differences in risk Read the full story: bit.ly/4kZoaZf #Dementia #Ageing

New study identifies blood proteins linked to increased dementia risk

Researchers have identified key blood proteins that are linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, offering new insights into early detection and potential treatment strategies.The study, pub...

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Wishing you all a wonderful International Day of Happiness 😊

The world is paying attention! Well-being matters!

📢 New findings from @elsa-study.bsky.social Positive wellbeing has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, but depression rates remain stubbornly high. Read the full article tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Recovery of psychological wellbeing following the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing

To assess changes in positive psychological wellbeing and depression before, during and after the pandemic in older people, and evaluate whether mental wellbeing had returned to pre-pandemic levels...

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