Research performed at the University of North Dakota at the Energy and Environmental Research Center, in conjunction with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and several state and federal agencies, indicates found that pesticide exposure caused changes in the nervous systems of experimental rats. The researchers are working to identify the dangers of pesticide exposure and to find ways to reduce health risks posed by pesticides.
Experiments on rats show that exposure to pesticides affect areas of the brain that are involved with Parkinson’s disease, MS, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease. Pesticide exposure can damage the gastrointestinal system as well as the nervous system.
