Health and Fitness

NIH-funded Twin Study Finds Occupational Chemical Exposure May be Linked to Parkinson’s Risk

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011.  A new research report contributes to the increasing evidence that repeated occupational exposure to certain chemical solvents raises the risk for Parkinson’s disease. Researchers analyzed the occupational histories of twins in which one of the pair developed the neurodegenerative disorder, and assessed that twin’s likelihood of exposure to six chemicals previously linked to Parkinson’s. Of the six chemicals investigated, researchers concluded that two common chemical solvents, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PERC),…

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