Pesticide DDT Linked to Alzheimer’s

Researchers at Rutgers University found that exposure to the synthetic insecticide DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) may increase the risk and severity of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in people over the age of 60. A new study, published in JAMA Neurology, discusses how levels of the pesticide were higher in the blood of late-onset Alzheimer’s patients compared to patients without the disease.

DDT was introduced during WWII for controlling insects on crops and livestock as well as to combat insect-borne diseases such as malaria.

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