This article in “Newsweek” is about recent research that suggests that living within 1-3 miles of a golf course more than doubles one’s risk of developing Parkinson’s. This is likely due to pesticide exposure in groundwater and air. The risk declines 13% per mile beyond three miles.
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During the weekly TTHealthWatch, a podcast from Texas Tech, top medical stories are discussed. In a recent episode, a new paper that projected rates of Parkinson’s Disease worldwide was one of the topics. Excerpts from the podcast: The paper’s authors “project that 25 million+ people are thought to be living with Parkinson’s disease worldwide in 2050, representing a 112% increase from 2021. The primary factor that has to do with this is population aging.”
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On Friday, March 21, 2025, the California Attorney General issued an urgent customer alert to those who have a 23andMe account. In its alert, the AG’s office provides instructions for how to delete your genetic data; request 23andMe destroy your test sample; and revoke permission for your genetic data to be used for research. There are still concerns about what data will be retained by 23andMe.
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It affects your mood, your sleep, even your motivation to exercise. There’s convincing evidence that it’s the starting point for Parkinson’s disease and could be responsible for long COVID’s cognitive effects. And it sits about 2 feet below your brain.
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Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? Check out this American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) blog post from 2024 about the differences of PD in women.
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