Environmental Toxicants Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
A review in Lancet Neurology highlights the connection between environmental toxicants, including pesticides, and Parkinson’s disease.
According to the study, led by Ray Dorsey, M.D., environmental toxicants such as pesticides, dry cleaning and degreasing chemicals, and air pollution are primary causes of the disease.
Medicine and policy could be improved by shifting focus to the primary causes of the disease, namely environmental toxicants, and to emphasize prevention rather than devoting resources only to treatments and a cure.
- Pesticides
- Dry cleaning and degreasing chemicals
- Air pollution
Author's summary: Environmental toxicants are linked to Parkinson's disease.