Eunice Lee

TL;DR: Ambient noise levels measured in all three cities were correlated with traffic data, highlighting the importance of traffic planning in mitigating noise-related health effects, and future noise studies that use modeled noise estimates should evaluate traffic data quality and should ideally include other factors, such as local roadway, building, and meteorological characteristics.

TL;DR: Investigation of associations between traffic-related nitrogen oxides (NOx) or noise pollution and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and its components in an elderly Mexican-American population found policies aiming to reduce traffic- related air pollution and noise might mitigate the risk of metabolic syndrome in vulnerable populations.

TL;DR: Traffic-related noise exposure was associated with increased risk of dementia or CIND in elderly Mexican–Americans, and future studies taking into account other noise sources and occupational noise exposure before retirement are needed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the impact of ozone exposure on Type 2 diabetes and found that it is a leading contributor to the global burden of morbidity and mortality, and that ozone exposure has previously been linked to diabetes.

TL;DR: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution or noise most strongly increases the risk of dementia/CIND among older Mexican-Americans living in California who also exhibit hyperglycemia or low HDL-cholesterol.