The role of noise as an environmental pollutant and its impact on health are being
increasingly recognized. Beyond its effects on the auditory system, noise causes annoyance …

Background There is a growing body of evidence that exposure to transportation related
noise can adversely affect health and wellbeing. More recently, research on cardiovascular …

Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization
concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart …

A meta-analysis of 14 studies (17 individual effect estimates) on the association between
road traffic noise and coronary heart diseases was carried out. A significant pooled estimate …

Global ageing demographics coupled with increased urbanisation pose major challenges to
the provision of optimal living environments for older persons, particularly in relation to …

Urbanization and increasing road traffic cause exposure to both noise and air pollution.
While the levels of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NO x) have decreased in Sweden …

Objectives Limited evidence suggests adverse effects of traffic noise exposure on the
metabolic system. This study investigates the association between road traffic noise and …

Background: Long-term aircraft noise exposure may increase the risk of cardiovascular
disease, but no study has investigated chronic effects on the metabolic system. Objectives …

Background: Exposure to transportation noise is widespread and has been associated with
obesity in some studies. However, the evidence from longitudinal studies is limited and little …

The mandate of the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) is to
promote a high level of scientific research concerning all aspects of noise-induced effects on …