Study Links Parkinson’s Onset in Rocky Mountain Area to Agricultural Pesticides
Preliminary research has found that herbicides and pesticides used in farming may be associated with Parkinson’s disease. For their research, the investigators reviewed records from more than 20 million individuals obtained from Medicare. The objective of the researchers was to calculate the rate of Parkinson’s disease for different regions in the country. They also examined possible links between the use of more than 60 pesticides and rates of Parkinson’s disease. The author of the study, Brittany Krzyzanowski, explained that the team of investigators utilized geographic techniques to study the disorder’s rates then compared their findings to regional levels of herbicide…
