Is Parkinson's disease related to pesticide use?

Around the world, more and more people are developing Parkinson's disease. Many of those affected have chosen a supposedly healthy life among orchards or vineyards in the countryside. Is the disease related to the use of pesticides? "I noticed it when I was pruning roses," says Ulrich Elixmann. His...

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