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864 Scientists Thought Parkinson's Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water

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msmash @ Slashdot · 12/15/2025 11:40 EDT

Scientists Thought Parkinson's Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water

For decades, Parkinson's disease research has overwhelmingly focused on genetics -- more than half of all research dollars in the past two decades flowed toward genomic studies -- but a growing body of evidence now points to something far more mundane as a primary culprit: contaminated drinking water.

A landmark study by epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where trichloroethylene (TCE) had contaminated the water supply for approximately 35 years, agains

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