Pesticide exposure linked to increased risk of ALS

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/tjnj-pel050516.php

Public Release: 9-May-2016
Pesticide exposure linked to increased risk of ALS
The JAMA Network Journals

Survey data suggest reported cumulative pesticide exposure was associated with increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease, according to an article published online by JAMA Neurology.

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Pesticide exposure was associated with increased risk of ALS in survey data and by blood measurements, according to the results.

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