Exploring the relationship between environmental noise and children’s cortisol levels / 3D printing: transversal concept in health care.

Environmental noise is a ubiquitous form of urban exposure and is considered a major environmental risk factor for public health. However, children are often underrepresented in research, and there is limited evidence on its effects among this subpopulation.

To understand the impact of environmental noise on health, it is essential to explain the noise reaction model, and the stress reaction caused by noise play a key role in the mediation between environmental noise and health. Cortisol, a key hormone in this process, is frequently used as a stress biomarker because it is involved in responding to acute and chronic biopsychosocial stressors.

However, the scientific literature on the effects of noise on children´s cortisol levels is scarce. In this seminar we will summarize and discuss existing evidence in the topic and offer some reflections on future research directions.

3D printing has become a technology that is establishing in the health field. The Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute’s Multidisciplinary 3D Printing Platform (3DPP) is part of the Biobank and Biomodel Platforms of the Carlos III Health Institute. 3DPP promotes the transversal use of 3D printing at the hospital beginning from the Pediatric Service working on the concept of humanization, through to the Rehabilitation Service up to the creation of 3D models for the training of medical staff.

At the same time, 3D technology through 3D printing of biocompatible materials with cells (bioinks) and organoids is making inroads into different lines of research.