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Common pesticide linked to 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson’s disease

A UCLA study found that long-term exposure to a common pesticide was linked to more than 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson's disease.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 1, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC

Scientists also uncovered how the chemical damages brain cells and identified a promising way to protect them.

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