[PDF] October 23, 2008 | Boston, MA Environmental factors are key drivers in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, according to the authors of a new report, Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, released today. Importantly, the report demonstrates that the risks for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can be dramatically reduced. It offers the most comprehensive review of the […]
Category: Parkinson’s Disease
More Research Links Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease
(Beyond Pesticides, September 19, 2008) Adding to the body of epidemiologic evidence linking pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a recent study shows a correlation between 100 PD patients and the use of the pesticide rotenone. The study was conducted by physicians and researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) and […]
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Early Onset of Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure
(Beyond Pesticides, September 22, 2006) Low-level exposure to dieldrin, a banned but persistent pesticide lingering in the environment, appears to accelerate changes in the brain that can potentially lead to the onset of Parkinson’s disease symptoms years or even decades before they might naturally develop. This finding, by researchers at Emory University and the Georgia […]
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Study Bolsters Link between Pesticides and Parkinson’s
June 26, 2006 | People who have been exposed to pesticides are 70 percent more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those who haven’t, according to a new study. The results suggest that any pesticide exposure, whether occupationally related or not, will increase a person’s risk of the disease. This means that using pesticides in […]
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Pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease–Is There a Link?
Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 114, Number 2, February 2006 Review Terry P. Brown,1 Paul C. Rumsby,2 Alexander C. Capleton,1 Lesley Rushton,1 and Leonard S. Levy1 1Medical Research Council Institute for Environment and Health,University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; 2National Centre for Environmental Toxicology, WRc-NSF Ltd., Medmenham, Marlow, United Kingdom Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an […]
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Study of Insecticide Neurotoxicity Yields Clues to Onset of Parkinson’s Disease
March 24, 2003 | BLACKSBURG, Va. — A grant from the U.S. Army has led Virginia Tech researchers to discover that exposure to some insecticides may cause a cascade of chemical events in the brain that could lead to Parkinson’s Disease. Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, a neurotoxicologist and associate professor in the university’s Department of […]
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