A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Previous studies have found an association between two commonly used agrochemicals (paraquat and maneb) and Parkinson’s disease.
Now U of G professor Scott Ryan has determined that low-level exposure to the pesticides disrupts cells in a way that mimics the effects of mutations known to cause Parkinson’s disease.
Adding the effects of the chemicals to a predisposition for Parkinson’s disease drastically increases the risk of disease onset, said Ryan.
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