As cities are densified at a fast pace, there is now construction very close to roads and thoroughfares. It is already known that noise can have a negative impact on human health, but new research ...

A new study has found a connection between traffic noise and obesity. Long-term exposure to road traffic noise, such as living near a motorway or on a busy road, was associated with an increase in ...

Living with a lot of transportation noise can increase your risk of suicide, new research suggests. A study from Switzerland found that with every 10-decibel increase of average road traffic noise at ...

A new study links exposure to traffic noise to high blood pressure. Exposure to air pollution also raised the risk. A growing body of evidence finds an association between noise pollution and high ...

A new study shows something many homeowners already feel — traffic noise can hurt home values. Researchers looked at what happens when cities build sound barriers along busy highways. These are the ...

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Researchers at Chalmers’ Division of Applied Acoustics have conducted a laboratory study in which test subjects took concentration tests while being exposed to background traffic noise. The subjects ...