Farming History, Insecticide Exposure and the Risk of ALS Mortality

Among post-menopausal women with 25+ years follow-up, a significant association was noted between farming exposure and risk of ALS death. This increased risk was highest among those who ever smoked. Future studies should include biomarkers of exposure and large cohorts of men and women with occupational and residential histories.

Authors

Jaymie R. Meliker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6408-8596)
Ruopu Song
Eric A. Whitsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-3641)
Vincent C. Arena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-7207)
Evelyn O. Talbott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-7939)
Angela M. Malek

Publication Details

Journal: Neuroepidemiology
Published: 2026-03-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000551384
Primary Topic: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Farming History, Insecticide Exposure and the Risk of ALS Mortality

Jaymie R. Meliker, Ruopu Song, Eric A. Whitsel, Vincent C. Arena et al.

Mar 13, 2026

Neuroepidemiology

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

article

Farming History, Insecticide Exposure and the Risk of ALS Mortality

Jaymie R. Meliker, Ruopu Song, Eric A. Whitsel, Vincent C. Arena, Evelyn O. Talbott, Angela M. Malek

March 13, 2026article en

Abstract

Among post-menopausal women with 25+ years follow-up, a significant association was noted between farming exposure and risk of ALS death. This increased risk was highest among those who ever smoked. Future studies should include biomarkers of exposure and large cohorts of men and women with occupational and residential histories.

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

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