A new scientific study, published in Nature Health, reveals a strong link between exposure to agricultural pesticides in the environment and the risk of developing cancer. By combining environmental data, a nationwide cancer registry, and biological analyses, researchers from the IRD, the Institut Pasteur, the University of Toulouse, and the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases … Read more
Iowa continues to have the second-highest rate of cancer in the country and is one of… The post Iowa Cancer Rates: High & Rising – 2024 Report appeared first on Archynetys. Source link
Scientists propose that Parkinson’s disease may begin far from the brain, where environmental toxins, microbiome disruption, and intestinal barrier damage interact to ignite the biological cascade leading to neurodegeneration. Environmental insults reduce gut resilience and initiate convergent mechanisms that drive Parkinson’s disease. A lifetime of environmental insults (including Western diets and food additives, nano- and microplastics, … Read more
Archyde Silent Threat: Common Pesticide Accelerates Aging, Even at ‘Safe’ Levels A seemingly innocuous presence in our environment – the widely used insecticide chlorpyrifos – is now linked to accelerated aging… You can read the full story here: Pesticides & Aging Fish: Faster Decline & Impacts. Source link
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Parkinson’s disease has emerged as one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, with experts projecting a dramatic surge in cases of the progressive brain disorder over the coming decades. A recent study published in the BMJ medical journal predicts that the number of people affected worldwide could more than double – from 11.9 million in … Read more
New findings suggest that exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OPPs), especially dimethylphosphate, may be linked to an increase in atopic dermatitis risk among adults.1 These conclusions resulted from a recent analysis authored in part by YueHua Men, from the Peking University Third Hospital Department of Dermatology in Beijing. Men and colleagues noted that such pesticides are … Read more
Toxic chemicals and microplastics in soil and water are fueling a global heart disease crisis — but researchers say solutions are within reach. Review: The links between soil and water pollution and cardiovascular disease. Image Credit: daniilphotos / Shutterstock A recent study published in the journal Atherosclerosis reviewed the links between water and soil pollution and human … Read more
Occupational and environmental exposures can put specific groups of people at higher risk of cancer, including firefighters. A new study by investigators at Mass General Brigham examines a cancer rarely studied in firefighters: gliomas-a type of tumor that forms in the brain or spinal cord. Using glioma tumor samples from the University of California, San … Read more
Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn’t just increase the risk of asthma and heart disease-it may also contribute to brain diseases as diverse as Alzheimer’s and autism. Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered … Read more