Lorene Nelson, PhD, a neuroepidemiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine and colleagues report that pesticide use in the home and garden increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. The researchers interviewed 496 people who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and 541 people without the disease, covering lifetime insecticide, herbicide, fungicide use, exposure and frequency.
The British government's Advisory Committee on Pesticides has ordered a review of all studies linking pesticides to Parkinson's disease. Studies have shown that people living in rural areas, where exposure to pesticides is more likely, are at higher risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease. Therefore, the scientists are reviewing these studies to see if they can identify a specific pesticide or class of pesticides linked to Parkinson's.
Those that regularly use pesticides are at risk of developing brain damage. The Maastricht Ageing Study found that workers chronically exposed to pesticides were five times more likely than the general population to suffer from mild cognitive dysfunction (MCD), a disorder categorized by an inability to speak fluently and problems with identifying words, colors and numbers.
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