Moon, Mars and Minds: Evaluating Parkinson's disease mortality among U.S. radiation workers and veterans in the million person study of low-dose effects

CONCLUSIONS: Parkinson's disease was positively associated with radiation in the MPS cohorts indicating the need for careful evaluation as to causality in other studies, delineation of possible mechanisms, and assessing possible implications for space travel as well as radiation protection guidance for terrestrial workers.PMID:37537100 | DOI:10.1016/j.zemedi.2023.07.002

Source: Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik - August 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Lawrence T Dauer Linda Walsh Michael T Mumma Sarah S Cohen Ashley P Golden Sara C Howard Grace E Roemer John D Boice Source Type: research