Pesticide Parkinson's link strong (BBC)

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There is strong evidence that exposure to pesticides significantly increases the risk of Parkinson's disease, experts believe.

It comes as another study, published in the BMC Neurology journal, has made the link to the neurological disease.

The US researchers found those exposed to pesticides had a 1.6 times higher risk after studying 600 people.

Experts said it was now highly likely pesticides played a key role - albeit in combination with other factors.

The disorder, which normally develops later in life and can affect movement and talking, is also influenced by genetic factors.
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1. People who are more at risk for Parkinson's may have a weak form

of super oxide dismutase. It helps clear stale neurotransmitters and other chemicals that don't need to be hanging around in the gray matter.