Climate change: expect more ALS/MND
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:30 am
Climate change brings warmer conditions in waterways, and often less waterflow, which increases algal blooms.
The link between algal blooms and associated neurotoxins and ALS is acknowledged, likely from an amino acid called BMAA.
Studies have shown clusters of ALS (motor neurone disease) around affected lakes and rivers. One such incidence is Australia's Murray/Darling River, which has suffered severe algal blooms.
Some links ...
Sevenfold spike in ALS (MND) cases ... https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... -rural-nsw
Liver cancer and ALS ... https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opin ... 421781002/
The original Guam study and more ... https://theconversation.com/toxic-load- ... ease-16041
Video ... https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/video/77935 ... W-Riverina
Study ... "Broadly, we found that poorer lake water quality was significantly associated with increased odds of belonging to an ALS cluster in the region" ... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922844/
The point of this post? Be aware - source clean drinking water, don't swim in algae-affected waterways, and avoid other contact with affected water. It appears some people are more susceptible to the problem than others, thanks to the genetic lottery.
The link between algal blooms and associated neurotoxins and ALS is acknowledged, likely from an amino acid called BMAA.
Studies have shown clusters of ALS (motor neurone disease) around affected lakes and rivers. One such incidence is Australia's Murray/Darling River, which has suffered severe algal blooms.
Some links ...
Sevenfold spike in ALS (MND) cases ... https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... -rural-nsw
Liver cancer and ALS ... https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opin ... 421781002/
The original Guam study and more ... https://theconversation.com/toxic-load- ... ease-16041
Video ... https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/video/77935 ... W-Riverina
Study ... "Broadly, we found that poorer lake water quality was significantly associated with increased odds of belonging to an ALS cluster in the region" ... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922844/
The point of this post? Be aware - source clean drinking water, don't swim in algae-affected waterways, and avoid other contact with affected water. It appears some people are more susceptible to the problem than others, thanks to the genetic lottery.