Exposure to pesticides at work could raise risk of ALS, study finds

Two people in Australia are diagnosed with ALS each day. Researchers say working with pesticides could bring a 70 per cent greater risk of developing the fatal disease.

The study didn’t include uninsured families or those on Medicaid, which means the data may be skewed.

A new study found occupational pesticide exposure may increase the risk of ALS by up to 71%, adding evidence linking farm chemicals to the fatal neurological disease.

While global pesticide use has risen steadily over the past three decades, so have cases of this disease.

Huntstock/Getty Being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, can be devastating. ALS is the most common form of motor neurone disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects people’s ability to speak, eat, breathe and swallow. It is debilitating and progresses rapid

Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy veterans had the highest rates of ALS diagnosis in an analysis of more than 14,400 cases.

The way children talk about stressful or difficult events can predict future mental health struggles, according to a new study.

Computer language models, which analyze what children say during stressful events, are better at predicting their future mental health than a panel of experts in the field. That’s the finding from a new study published in Nature Mental Health. Researchers ran recorded audio interviews of more than 200 children—ages 9 t

The case centres around garda managements failure to help a serving garda who reported that she was suffering mental health problems due to her work.

Researchers tracking the sleep of men and women in the U.K. between the ages of 50 and 66 found nearly 70% experienced persistent sleep problems, and many may be linked closely to work-related stress. Sleep psychologist Shelby Harris explains how it could impact your health and how to create better sleep habits.