Parkinson's & Pesticide
Using pesticides in your home or
garden increase your risk of developing Parkinson's
Disease.
Scientists have found more evidence that
environment plays a role in the development of
Parkinson's disease. Researchers at Stanford University
School of Medicine compared pesticide use among 496
people recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to 541
who did not have the illness.
Researchers found those exposed to
pesticides were two times more
likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those not
exposed, particularly when it came to insecticide
exposure in the home. However, exposure to insecticides
in the garden and fungicide did not prove to be risk
factors.
It is postulated that
certain chemicals that an individual is exposed to in the
environment may cause selective death of brain cells or
neurons.
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