Compared to other environmental issues, only a limited number of epidemiological studies
is available on the relationship between traffic noise and cardiovascular diseases. The …

Background: The biologic plausibility for noise stress-related cardiovascular responses is
well established. Epidemiologic studies on the relationship between transportation noise …

OBJECTIVES: The effect modifying impact of annoyance due to aircraft noise and road traffic
noise on the relationships between the aircraft noise level and road traffic noise level on the …

With rapid urbanization and increase in car ownership, ambient noise pollution resulting
from diversified sources (eg, road traffic, railway, commercial services) has become a severe …

Background Most prior studies adopted a static residence-based approach in the
assessment of noise exposure, which may lead to biased exposure estimates and …

Cardiovascular effects of noise rank second in terms of disability-adjusted life year (DALYs)
after annoyance. Although research during the past decade has consolidated the available …

Background There is some data suggesting that residential greenspace may protect against
high blood pressure in urbanized areas, but there is no evidence of effects on hypotension …

Music is considered a powerful brain stimulus, as listening to it can activate several brain
networks. Music of different kinds and genres may have a different effect on the human …

The relation between environmental noise exposure and physiological stress reactions is
analysed, based upon the physiological characteristics of the hearing system. The potential …

Traffic-related exposures may undermine the restorative character of the home, and this may
in turn undermine health and residential satisfaction. We addressed this possibility with data …