Assessing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms as risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

At a glance

A study evaluating harmful algae blooms and the development of ALS

Affiliates

Nathan Torbick1,2, Beth Ziniti1, Elijah Stommel2 & Ernst Linder3, Angeline Andrew4, Tracie Caller4, Jim Haney5, Walter Bradley6, Patricia L. Henegan2, Xun Shi7

  1. Applied Geosolutions
  2. Department of Neurology, Dartmouth College
  3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Hampshire
  4. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
  5. Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire
  6. Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  7. Department of Geography, Dartmouth College

Journal

Neurotoxicity Research

Summary

This study assessed the relationship between exposure to harmful algal blooms across northern New England and risk of developing ALS with higher exposure. The outcomes support a positive relationship between increasing phycocyanin concentration and risk of ALS.

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry