The topic of our discussion today is environmental stress and how it affects our susceptibility to develop diseases. We are familiar with the danger of air pollution, which increases lung disease and is being implicated in neurodegeneration or cardiovascular disorders, but we often do not consider noise, which is a very important external stressor. We are surrounded by noise, especially in the urban space: cars, public transport, construction works etc. are all a continuous source of noise. How does noise impact our health? Today's host Dr Andreas Daiber, full Professor in Molecular Cardiology at the University Medical Center Mainz in Germany, has specialized in the study of noise and its consequences on cardiovascular health. During the episode we will cover lots of interesting aspects including: what is noise? How does it impact our health? When are we more vulnerable to the effects of noise? And, very importantly, what can we do to counteract noise to safeguard our health?