WASHINGTON: Exposure to the pesticide DDT, which was banned in the United States since 1972 but still being used in some countries, may increase the risk and severity of Alzheimer's disease in some people, a U.S. study said Monday.
The study, published online in the U.S. journal JAMA Neurology, found patients with Alzheimer's disease have significantly higher levels of DDE, the chemical compound left when DDT breaks down, in their blood than healthy people.
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