From: DB@cocks.net   
      
   On 7/1/2025 8:14 PM, Doctor Fill wrote:   
   > This report seems to be a roundabout way to link pesticides and perhaps   
   > herbicides with Parkinson Disease.  It figures if the various "cides"   
   > kill bees and other insects by attacking their nervous systems, they   
   > would also attack the nervous systems of mammals.   
   >   
   > As an aside, I wonder if this report will crash real estate prices   
   > around and near golf courses.  All those yuppies who paid premium prices   
   > to live in gated communities with golf courses might now be in the same   
   > boat as Miami condo owners   
   >   
   > https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/   
   > fullarticle/2833716#google_vignette   
   >   
   > Key Points   
   > Question  Does living within proximity to a golf course affect the risk   
   > of Parkinson disease (PD)?   
   >   
   > Findings  This case-control study found the greatest risk of PD within 1   
   > to 3 miles of a golf course, and that this risk generally decreased with   
   > distance. Effect sizes were largest in water service areas with a golf   
   > course in vulnerable groundwater regions.   
   >   
   > Meaning  These findings suggest that pesticides applied to golf courses   
   > may play a role in the incidence PD for nearby residents.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Another, followup piece elucidates the subject of pesticides and   
   herbicides and their effect on the brain.   
      
   Living Near a Golf Course Puts Your Brain Health at Risk   
      
   https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/07/23/l   
   ving-near-golf-course-brain-health-at-risk.aspx   
      
      
   "Story" at-a-glance:   
      
   Residents within a mile of golf courses have 126% higher chance of   
   developing Parkinson's disease compared to those living farther away.   
      
   Golf course chemicals infiltrate groundwater supplies and drift through   
   the air, creating multiple exposure pathways for nearby residents.   
      
   Stricter pesticide regulations in Europe result in dramatically lower   
   chemical hazard scores compared to American golf courses, especially in   
   southern states.   
      
   Dense residential areas near golf courses lack natural barriers,   
   concentrating airborne pesticides and increasing your vulnerability to   
   chemical exposure.   
      
   Regular exercise helps eliminate accumulated pesticides, while water   
   filtration and air purifiers reduce ongoing chemical exposure at home.   
      
   Living Closer to Golf Courses Puts You at Risk for Parkinson's Disease   
   In a study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated how   
   your proximity to golf courses influences your risk of developing   
   Parkinson's disease. For their experiment, the team compared locations   
   of Parkinson's cases with distances to golf courses, tapping into   
   medical records of 419 Parkinson's disease patients and matching them   
   against 5,113 healthy controls across 139 golf courses throughout   
   southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.2   
      
   •Eye-opening results — After analysis, the team concluded that the   
   closer you live to a golf course (especially within a mile), the greater   
   your likelihood of developing Parkinson's. Specifically, your odds   
   nearly double — a whopping 126% — when residing less than a mile from   
   these chemically maintained spaces compared to living further away.   
      
   •Even modest increases in distance help reduce your exposure — For   
   example, at around 3 miles away, Parkinson's risk still existed but   
   dropped more notably, about 13% for every extra mile. However, the   
   highest risk zone consistently hovered at the shortest distances, which,   
   again, highlights the finding that proximity matters most.   
      
   •Drinking water drawn near golf courses heightened the risk — Residents   
   dependent on groundwater within these contaminated zones also   
   experienced nearly doubled risk of developing Parkinson's. The   
   researchers strongly believe that pesticide residues infiltrate local   
   water supplies, becoming a direct threat to residents who consume this   
   resource daily, unaware of the invisible chemical burden they face.   
      
   •Pesticides sprayed onto golf courses frequently drift in the air — This   
   is particularly observed in densely populated areas. Apartment complexes   
   and homes built close to golf courses effectively trap these airborne   
   toxins, concentrating exposure around residential spaces. If the urban   
   or suburban community you live in is near a golf course, your   
   vulnerability increases not just through water, but via inhalation as well.   
      
   •The strongest effects are linked to urban communities — In relation to   
   the point above, this specific demographic faces the highest increase in   
   Parkinson's risk. Such populations typically have fewer natural barriers   
   like trees or open spaces to block pesticide drift, making them more   
   susceptible to inhalation-based exposure and chemical residues settling   
   in and around their homes.   
      
   •How pesticides exert their harmful effects — Pesticides commonly   
   applied on golf courses, including chlorpyrifos and the weed killer   
   2,4-D, disrupt critical energy processes inside cells. These substances   
   cross the protective blood-brain barrier, harming neuron health and   
   function.3 As noted by the researchers:   
      
   "Pesticides such as paraquat and rotenone have been shown to induce   
   Parkinson-like neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra, primarily   
   through mechanisms involving oxidative stress, mitochondrial   
   dysfunction, and dopaminergic neuron apoptosis."4   
      
   All Golf Courses Pose Risks, but Not All of Them Are Equal   
   In a related study published in Social Science Research Network (SSRN),   
   researchers noted that pesticide risk on golf courses varies   
   significantly based on where you live. This research specifically   
   compared pesticide hazards across eight regions in the United States and   
   Europe, investigating why some areas seem safer than others.5   
      
   By focusing on differences in regulation, budget, and climate, the   
   analysis identified what determines the toxicity level of golf courses   
   in each area. The difference here is that the population of this study   
   wasn't individual people, but rather golf courses themselves.   
      
   •Europe has lower golf course pesticide use — Researchers looked at   
   numerous courses from different countries, including the United States,   
   Denmark, Norway, and other European nations. After calculating the   
   pesticide risk using a special model, the study found massive discrepancies.   
      
   Courses in Florida had median pesticide risk scores topping out at   
   40,806. Meanwhile, courses in Denmark scored as low as 64, highlighting   
   a shocking disparity based on the two continents.   
      
   •Pesticide risks in American courses dwarfed those of their European   
      
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