Widespread pesticide atrazine ages brain cells, boosts risk of neurodegenerative disease

from U.S. Right to Know articles · host Pamela Ferdinand

Exposure to a widely used herbicide called atrazine can make nerve cells age faster and harm the hypothalamus, an essential part of the brain, increasing the risk of neurodegenerative disease, according to a recently released study in mice.

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