Press coverage

We are thrilled to share that MARKOPOLO and coordinator Andreas Daiber from University Medical Center Mainz will be supported with additional funding by the Wahl-Stumpf Foundation!

Based on MARKOPOLO, the present project aims to investigate the potentially protective effects of an antihypertensive drug (ACE inhibitor) and a cholesterol-lowering drug (statin) on damage to the cardiovascular system (including the lungs) caused by particulate matter in a preclinical model. After the exposure and treatment period, the tissues are examined with regard to vascular function (by means of isometric tone determination), oxidative damage and inflammatory markers in the heart and lungs.

The MARKOPOLO EU Project will officially launch on 1st January 2025! We’re thrilled to announce the start of this innovative project aimed at researching health damage caused by traffic noise and air pollution.

Check out our first pressrelease below and learn more about how MARKOPOLO will make a difference.

An EU-funded research project aims to address a growing concern: the combined health effects of noise pollution and ultrafine particles, which are present in urban environments across the globe.

In einem neuen EU-weiten Projekt untersuchen Forschungsteams die Auswirkungen von Risikofaktoren wie Verkehrslärm und Luftverschmutzung auf den Menschen. Daran beteiligt ist eine Sozialwissenschaftlerin der Universität Würzburg.

Starting January 1, 2025, the Luxembourg Institute of Health will be a key partner in the MARKOPOLO project, an ambitious EU-funded initiative investigating the health impacts of environmental factors such as air and noise pollution, to the onset and management of non-communicable cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, mental, and metabolic diseases.

Professor Katja Kanninen’s research group at the A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences is one of the partners in the new EU-funded MARKOPOLO project. The goal is to explore the health impacts of traffic noise and air pollution with a special focus on fine and ultrafine particulate matter, using cutting-edge translational research approaches.

Unter Koordination der Mainzer Kardiologie erforschen europäische Wissenschaftler die Wirkung von Umweltrisiken auf Herz-Kreislauf, Gehirn und Lunge. Das ist der EU Millionen wert. 

EU stellt 8 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung, um Gesundheits-Schäden durch Lärm- und Ultrafeinstaub zu erforschen