
Anna Hansell
Anna Hansell is a professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester, recognized for her research on the effects of environmental exposures on public health. She commented on a recent study that found a connection between traffic noise and Parkinson's disease, suggesting that noise may act more as a general stressor rather than a specific risk factor for the disease.
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Anna Hansell, a professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester, who was not involved in the study, said noise was 'more likely to be a general stressor' rather than a specific environmental risk factor for Parkinson’s disease.
Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise | Parkinson's diseaseThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-07-23


