Golf course neighbours are more at risk of Parkinson's Disease

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People living within 5 km of golf courses in the US are more than twice as likely to have Parkinson's Disease, new research shows. The researchers suspect it's because pesticides used across the courses are leaching into the drinking water. However, independent expert comments gathered by the UK Science Media Centre say that the disease is complex, and many other factors need to be ruled out before a clear link can be drawn to pesticides.

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Organisation/s: Barrow Neurological Institute, US

Funder: Dr Savica received support from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, and Michael J. Fox Foundation. Design and conduct of the study and the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data was made possible using the resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (Award No. R01AG034676)

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