Workers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk

MedicalXpress | авг 04, 2026

Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60%–70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.