A new study by researchers affiliated with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) looking at subjects from the Genes and Environmental Exposures in Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis study (GENEVA) has found an increased risk for developing ALS among veterans with a history of exposure to herbicides, pesticides, nasopharyngeal radium, exhaust fumes, radar waves, contaminated food, being with one mile of an explosion (possible interaction with CTE and ALS?), herbicides in the field, mixing and application of burning agents, burning agents in the field, and Agent Orange.
Although the authors are cautious about over interpreting the findings because "some of them may have been confounded by other exposures experienced during military service or civilian life" the data nevertheless add to a growing body of literature supporting the role of chemicals in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS.
Link to abstract in PubMed
Please watch this related video entitled "Veterans face higher risk for developing ALS" that originally appeared on the WDBJ-7 website
Although the authors are cautious about over interpreting the findings because "some of them may have been confounded by other exposures experienced during military service or civilian life" the data nevertheless add to a growing body of literature supporting the role of chemicals in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS.
Link to abstract in PubMed
Please watch this related video entitled "Veterans face higher risk for developing ALS" that originally appeared on the WDBJ-7 website
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