Health
Ambient noise associated with increased risk of stroke
Every 10-decibel (dBA) increase in outdoor noise raises the risk of stroke by 6% for people aged 45 and over living in the Montreal area.
Oct 3, 2022
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News tagged with noise pollution
Neuroscience
Early-life exposure to air pollution causes changes in brain connectivity in preadolescents
Higher exposure to air pollution is associated with higher functional brain connectivity among several brain regions in preadolescents, while exposure to traffic noise was not, according to a study led by ISGlobal. The findings ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Cardiology
Years of exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise heart failure risk
Exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise over the course of many years may be associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure, and the correlation appears to be even greater in people who are former ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease
In a current opinion article "Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease: it's time to act," published in the European Heart Journal this week, a group of international environmental researchers ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Health
Long-term exposure to traffic noise may impact weight gain in the UK population
Transport noise is a major problem in Europe, with over 100 million people living in areas where road traffic noise exceeds levels greater than 55dB, the health-based threshold set by the EU. A new study by the University ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Health
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise may increase the risk of obesity
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of obesity. This was the conclusion of a study recently published in Environment International.
Nov 19, 2018
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Health
Air pollution and noise increase risk for heart attacks
Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. But car, train and aircraft noise also increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, as previous research has demonstrated. ...
Oct 25, 2018
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Health
Nighttime noise has damaging effects on Lausanne residents
Researchers at EPFL, the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) compared the geographical distribution of nearly 3,700 Lausanne residents suffering from daytime sleepiness with the noise ...
Jun 5, 2018
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Health
What do we know about the impact of pollution on health?
In a report on the impact of pollution on health, Chief Medical Officer of England, Dame Sally Davies, has called on the NHS—as one of the world's largest employers—to cut its pollutant footprint and blaze a trail for ...
Mar 2, 2018
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Health
Traffic pollution putting unborn babies' health at risk, warn experts
Air pollution from road traffic is having a detrimental impact upon babies' health in London, before they are born, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Dec 5, 2017
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