Estimating Outdoor and Indoor Temperature Exposure for the BiSC Participants
Estimating Outdoor and Indoor Temperature Exposure for the BiSC Participants Extreme heat events pose a significant public health risk and are expected to become more frequent and severe as climate change accelerates. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, which can have harmful effects on both maternal health and fetal development. To better understand these risks in the BiSC, we estimated outdoor and indoor temperature exposure for our participants throughout pregnancy to assess their impact on health outcomes in the future. To estimate outdoor temperature, we used a Random Forest model that integrates data from multiple sources, including [...]
What impact does passive smoking have during childhood?
What impact does passive smoking have during childhood? Last month, national media reported on a study led by BiSC researchers Marta Cosín and Mariona Bustamante, in collaboration with the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The study, published in Environment International, stresses the need to reduce children's exposure to passive smoking, since exposure to tobacco smoke during childhood can cause changes in DNA methylation, a process that affects [...]
Preparations for the third edition of the BiSC Party have started!
Preparations for the third edition of the BiSC Party have started! Dear BiSC families, the third edition of the BiSC Party is approaching! As you may recall, this was a meeting organized in 2022, with the aim of bringing families closer to science and the project, and also to bring all those mothers, fathers and children who make it possible for BiSC to advance and continue to obtain results [...]
New publication on air quality in Barcelona!
New publication on air quality in Barcelona! A team of researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health has developed and compared three types of models—Land Use Regression (LUR), Dispersion (DM), and a Hybrid model (HM)—to estimate outdoor pollutant concentrations in the city of Barcelona. The study focused on measuring the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon (BC) and some PM2.5 constituents (Fe, Cu, [...]
We have reached the second half of the 4-year visit!
We have reached the second half of the 4-year visit! This summer we reached the halfway mark of the 4-year follow-up visit, and we are very happy to report that the participation of the BiSC families is being very active. As we informed you at the beginning, this visit includes the collection of biological, anthropometric, neuropsychological data, as well as information about health and daily habits. To collect this [...]
Want to know what BiSC databases look like?
Want to know what BiSC databases look like? This October, the BiSC project (Barcelona Life Study Cohort) celebrates six years since its beginnig. This project has had the participation of more than 1000 volunteers, who have contributed from the beginning of the pregnancy until today. Over the years, we have collected a large amount of data on various aspects that provide a comprehensive view of child development. The data obtained [...]
BiSC at the ISEE annual conference in Santiago, Chile
BiSC at the ISEE annual conference in Santiago, Chile This August, the 36th annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) was held in Chile, with the main theme being “Addressing challenges in environmental health, justice and development.” Among all the speakers, three researchers presented results related to the BiSC project. On August 28, one of the project's main researchers, Jordi Sunyer, spoke. During his presentation, [...]
New Funding for Research on the Placenta and Neurodevelopment in the BiSC Project: Project PERGOLA
New Funding for Research on the Placenta and Neurodevelopment in the BiSC Project: Project PERGOLA We are pleased to announce that we have secured new funding that will allow us to further research into the role of the placenta in brain development and the early detection of neurodevelopmental complications. Traditionally, the placenta has been an understudied organ in the context of mental health and neurodevelopment. However, recent evidence suggests [...]
NEW ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR STUDY COMPLETED: THANKS TO 171 PARTICIPANTS!
NEW ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR STUDY COMPLETED: THANKS TO 171 PARTICIPANTS! During these last months, we have been contacting you with the aim to propose you a new optional follow-up visit of the project, the objective of which is to assess the impact of endocrine disruptors on the health of your children. We are pleased to announce that this follow-up has been completed thanks to your cooperation. Endocrine disruptors are chemical [...]
