Is Your Drinking Water Putting You at Risk for Parkinson’s?

A study finds higher Parkinson’s rates near ‘younger’ carbonate aquifers. Experts explain what the findings mean–and what you can do.

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Drinking from newer groundwater may increase your risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new preliminary study.

Researchers analyzed Medicare data from more than a million older Americans and found that people living near limestone-based carbonate aquifers faced higher rates of Parkinson’s disease than those near other types of groundwater.