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Pesticide exposure may cause long term cognitive decline

By Michael Kaplen

Individuals exposed to pesticides on the job are more likely than their unexposed peers to experience a decline in cognitive function as they grow older, a study reported in the December issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine shows.

The study suggests that exposure to pesticides, particularly in the workplace may be a precursor to the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

Despite growing evidence linking pesticide exposure to neurological diseases, epidemiological data on neurobehavioral effects of chronic pesticide exposure are limited, the study team notes. The study is monitoring the neurobehavioral effects of long-term exposure to pesticides in vineyard workers in southwest France.

Full post as published by Brain Injury News and Information on January 04, 2011 (boomark / email).