"Link Found Between Environmental Pollutants and ALS Risk, Survival Odds"
Exposure to environmental pollutants, as reflected by their presence in the blood, may be used to predict the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and survival odds, according to a study. Higher exposure to these chemicals was associated with increased ALS risk and higher mortality among ALS patients in Michigan. The study suggests that assessing environmental pollutants using blood samples could help shape prevention strategies and understand the impact of pollutants on human disease.