- Researchers examined the link between hundreds of commonly used pesticides and Parkinson’s disease.
- They found that 10 pesticides are linked to the development of Parkinson’s and damage to dopaminergic neurons.
- Further studies are needed to confirm the results.
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition
What causes Parkinson’s disease is currently unknown. However, the condition is thought to arise from a mix of factors, including genetics, environmental factors, and aging. Increasing
While pesticides are important for modern commercial agriculture and maximizing food production, how they may contribute to Parkinson’s disease remains unknown.
Understanding more about how pesticides affect Parkinson’s disease risk could inform agricultural policies and prevention strategies for the condition.
Dr. Daniel Truong, neurologist, and medical director of The Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Institute at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, not involved in the study, told Medical News Today that the findings have many implications should they be confirmed by future studies.
“Pesticide regulation as well as agricultural practices and worker safety may need to be changed. Farm workers may need to be monitored to see if indeed a higher incidence may occur. Foremost however the study needs to be confirmed by other means such as animal studies,” he told us.
For the study, the researchers included data from 829 patients with…
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