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Pesticide exposure linked to 2.5x Parkinson’s risk, UCLA study finds

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Pesticide exposure linked to 2.5x Parkinson’s risk, UCLA study finds
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A UCLA Health study links long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos with a more than 2.5-fold increase in Parkinson’s disease risk; animal experiments show chlorpyrifos damages dopamine neurons, triggers alpha-synuclein buildup, brain inflammation, and disrupts autophagy, the cellular protein-cleanup system, suggesting mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets and highlighting the importance of monitoring exposed individuals.

Topics:healthhealth-and-medicine#autophagy#chlorpyrifos#health-and-medicine#neurodegeneration#parkinsons-disease#pesticides
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