The Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Increases the Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Kazi Md Mahmudul Hasan, Lisa M. Barnhill, Kimberly C. Paul, Chao Peng, William Zeiger, Beate R. Ritz, Marisol Arellano, Michael Ajnassian, Shujing Zhang, Aye Theint Theint, Gazmend Elezi, Hilli Weinberger, Julian P. Whitelegge, Qing Bai, Sharon Li, , Jeff M. Bronstein
This paper investigates the association between chlorpyrifos exposure and Parkinson's disease risk, finding increased odds of PD with long-term exposure and demonstrating causal mechanisms in animal models.
Molecular Neurodegeneration · Dec 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience