The exposure of pesticide is connected to Alzheimer’s disease

From 40 years, it is been known by the scientists that synthetic pesticide DDT is dangerous to the birds and its species and a hazard to the environment. The recent researches at Rutgers University said that more exposure to this harmful pesticide is banned in the states from 1972. But, it is still in use in the form of pesticide and possesses the chance to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in those who are above 60 years of age. The scientists at Rutgers had a discussion about the levels of DDE which leaves a chemical element when it breaks down and it is found high in the blood of those who are suffering with Alzheimer’s disease and compared with those who are not suffering with it. Actually, DDT is mainly used to control pests in livestock and crops and to fight with insect borne diseases. As said by Jason R. Richardson, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a member of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, “I think these results demonstrate that more attention should be focused on potential environmental contributors and their interaction with genetic susceptibility.”