Autoimmune diseases higher than before; long-term effect of pesticides need to be studied: expert
The prevalence of autoimmune diseases has increased, prompting calls for research into the long-term effects of pesticides and GMOs. Dr. Sougata Bardhan emphasizes the need for studies that extend beyond short-term assessments to understand potential correlations or causations. His research aims to explore the impact of these substances on health using juvenile zebrafish as a model organism.
- ▪Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent now than in previous years.
- ▪Dr. Bardhan's research focuses on the long-term effects of pesticides and GMOs.
- ▪A recent study on mice indicated potential long-term effects of glyphosate across generations.
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The high prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the population compared to previous years should provide us with enough reason to study the long-term effects of pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to understand the correlation or causality, if any, according to Sougata Bardhan, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Tennessee State University (TSU), USA.“I am not trying to make correlation causality, but I want to investigate if the correlation is actually the causality,” he noted. A soil scientist by training, Dr.
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