Objectives National quantifications of the health burden related to traffic noise are still rare.
In this study, we use disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) measure to assess the burden of …

With the aim of providing a scientific basis and guidance for future work on noise abatement
in Sweden, we conducted a literature review of the current knowledge on health effects …

Recent studies show associations between transportation noise and various diseases.
However, selection bias remains an inherent limitation in many cohort studies. In this study …

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) describes the intermediate state between
normal cognitive aging and dementia. Adverse effects of air pollution (AP) on cognitive …

Introduction Exposure to noise might influence risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia.
Methods Participants of the Chicago Health and Aging Project (≥ 65 years) underwent …

Background Death from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been associated with
transportation noise. This nationwide cohort, with state-of-the-art exposure assessment …

Links between exposure to transportation noise and cardiovascular health have been
intensively studied during the past decade, and in Europe transportation noise has been …

The importance of noise exposure as a major environmental determinant of public health is
being increasingly recognized. While in recent years a large body evidence has emerged …

Background Transportation noise increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but few
studies have investigated subtypes of IHD, such as myocardial infarction (MI), angina …

Noise annoyance (NA) might lead to behavioral patterns not captured by noise levels, which
could reduce physical activity (PA) either directly or through impaired sleep and constitute a …