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Link between pesticides and Parkinson`s disease
Source: Parkinson`s UK
A study conducted in the United States, published this week, adds to the body of research linking pesticides and Parkinson's.
Researchers compared people with Parkinson's to family members and found that those with Parkinson's had had greater exposure to pesticides. Kieran Breen, Director of Research at the Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) said:
'The association between pesticides and Parkinson’s has been recognised for some time, and this study published in the BMC Neurology supports this link and strengthens the fact that pesticides play a key role.
'We still don’t know exactly what causes Parkinson’s. It’s most likely to be a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors.
'The PDS has recently carried out a survey of more than 10,000 people with Parkinson’s and only 9% of them told us that they had ever had long term exposure (of more than one year) to pesticides or herbicides.
Of the 3,000 carers surveyed (most of whom were family members) less than 2% had had similar exposure.
'This demonstrates that pesticides may be contributing to nerve cell death in some people with Parkinson’s, but is unlikely to be the only cause.'
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