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Scientists Thought Parkinson's Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water - Slashdot
December 17, 2025 at 8:45:39 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -A landmark study by epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where trichloroethylene (TCE) had contaminated the water supply for approximately 35 years, against those at Camp Pendleton in California, which has clean water. Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70% more likely to develop Parkinson's.
- https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/1550214/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water
A landmark study by epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where trichloroethylene (TCE) had contaminated the water supply for approximately 35 years, against those at Camp Pendleton in California, which has clean water. Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70% more likely to develop Parkinson's. -
What’s up with Generation Z? | Mental health | The Guardian
March 3, 2024 at 9:28:12 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -One in three 18- to 24-year-olds now report symptoms indicating they have experienced a common mental health problem, such as depression or anxiety disorder, compared with one in four in 2000.
This figure was not the result of a quick and dirty snapshot poll. It was one result from a three-year research programme by the Resolution Foundation
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/03/whats-up-with-generation-z
One in three 18- to 24-year-olds now report symptoms indicating they have experienced a common mental health problem such as depression or anxiety disorder compared with one four 2000. This figure was not the result of quick and dirty snapshot poll. It from three-year research programme by Resolution Foundation -
Longer heatwaves driven by ‘turbo-charged’ climate change, say scientists | Climate crisis | The Guardian
July 17, 2023 at 8:04:06 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Noaa data from the 50 most populous cities in the US shows the heatwave season is 49 days longer now compared with the 1960s
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/17/longer-hotter-heatwaves-driven-turbo-charged-climate-change-scientists
