An exciting new project has been announced, led by Dr Donald Grosset, University of Glasgow. The grant is for £1,633,503 over 5 years, with a start date of April 2012 This will be the world’s largest ever in-depth study of Parkinson’s, involving thousands of people with the condition across the UK. The ultimate aim of…
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Trichloroethylene implicated in Parkinson’s
BBC News reports that an international study has linked an industrial solvent to Parkinson’s disease. Researchers in California found a six-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson’s in individuals exposed in the workplace to trichloroethylene (TCE).