Living Near a Dry Cleaner May Increase Your Risk of Brain Disease
But he said this particular report breaks new ground by confirming, in a large national sample, that simply living near a dry cleaner—not just working with the chemicals—may be a risk factor. People living within about 500 feet of a dry cleaners were found to have a 14 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those who lived farther away, even after other risk factors were taken into account. Brad Racette, chair of neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute and senior author of the study, said in a statement.
- ▪But he said this particular report breaks new ground by confirming, in a large national sample, that simply living near a dry cleaner—not just working with the chemicals—may be a risk factor.
- ▪People living within about 500 feet of a dry cleaners were found to have a 14 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those who lived farther away, even after other risk factors were taken into account.
- ▪Brad Racette, chair of neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute and senior author of the study, said in a statement.
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| Publication time | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:30:42 -0400 |
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By Melissa Fleur AfsharReporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.People who live close to a dry cleaners may face a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new nationwide study, which found that the closer they live, the greater that risk appears to be.Dr. Umer Akbar, director of the Movement Disorder Center at Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute and a professor of neurology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, told Newsweek the study's most notable finding was its "dose-response relationship," meaning the closer someone lived to a dry cleaner, the stronger the association to the disease was.Akbar, who was not involved in…
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