Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have found that men exposed to formaldehyde are at greater risk of developing ALS. This work contributes to a growing body of evidence implicating chemical exposures in the pathogenesis of ALS.
Link to original story in NBC news
Link to article titled "Job-related formaldehyde exposure and ALS mortality in the USA", by Roberts et al., 2015 published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Link to previous Harvard SPH study showing a link between ALS and formaldehyde exposure by Weisskopf et al., 2009.
Link to original story in NBC news
Link to article titled "Job-related formaldehyde exposure and ALS mortality in the USA", by Roberts et al., 2015 published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Link to previous Harvard SPH study showing a link between ALS and formaldehyde exposure by Weisskopf et al., 2009.
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