Roundup
Herbicide Linked To Parkinson's-Related Brain Damage
Activist Post
Alarming new research published in the journal
Neurotoxicology and Teratology
supports the emerging connection between glyphosate, the active ingredient in
Roundup herbicide, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease
and
Parkinsonian disorders.
Published this month (April, 2012), the new study entitled "
Glyphosate
induced
cell death through apoptotic and authophagic mechanisms," investigated
the potential brain-damaging effects of herbicides, which the authors stated
"have been recognized as the main environmental factor associated with
neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease."
They found that glyphosate inhibited the viability of differentiated test
cells (PC12, adrenal medula derived), in both dose-and-time dependent manners.
The researchers also found that "glyphosate induced cell death via authophagy
pathways in addition to activating apoptotic pathways."
Roundup herbicide is now a ubiquitous contaminant in our air, rain,
groundwater, and food, making complete avoidance near impossible. A growing body
of experimental evidence now indicates that it in addition to its neurotoxicity
it also has the following.
Read more:
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/04/roundup-herbicide-linked-to-parkinsons.html
2 comments:
OMG - a pretty awesome blister. Has anyone got a pin? A knife?
Need more than that, Di.
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