Environmental Medicine
A 2014 Scientific American article unveils the possible relationship of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the exposure to blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in freshwater lakes and coastal waters. Researchers at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire are investigating whether inhalation of a neurotoxin (BMAA) produced by algae, increases the risk of later developing … Read More “Exposure to Blue-Green Algae may be linked to Lyme Disease and ALS” »