A new study from UCLA Health has found that long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with more than a 2.5-fold increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The research, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, combines human population data with laboratory experiments showing how the pesticide damages dopamine-producing brain cells, providing biological evidence for the link.
Back when I lived in a rural area, I always hated driving by the fields while the tractors were spraying. It felt like I was being violated chemically. People have a right to clean air, do they not?
Of course, they thought I was just a stupid liberal. I can’t tell you how many times someone told me “It’s not harmful to humans.”
A new study from UCLA Health has found that long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with more than a 2.5-fold increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The research, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, combines human population data with laboratory experiments showing how the pesticide damages dopamine-producing brain cells, providing biological evidence for the link.
Back when I lived in a rural area, I always hated driving by the fields while the tractors were spraying. It felt like I was being violated chemically. People have a right to clean air, do they not?
Of course, they thought I was just a stupid liberal. I can’t tell you how many times someone told me “It’s not harmful to humans.”