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2021-01-27 Science & Technology

Agent Orange Exposure Doubles Risk of Developing Dementia, Study Finds

[MIL.com] A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who were not.

The new finding, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, is among the most substantial to date linking cognitive decline with chemicals used for defoliation during the Vietnam War.

For the study, researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System examined the medical records of thousands of veterans and found a two-fold risk of dementia for those whose medical records indicated evidence of exposure.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Could potentially lead to research that would give insights into dementia development mechanisms.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-01-27 09:10|| 2021-01-27 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not sure that explains Uncle Joey's story about how him and Jane Fonda stormed a South Vietnam POW camp with an orangutan but he forgot how to use his pen but then vanilla pudding.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-01-27 10:34|| 2021-01-27 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Note that the paper states "presumed Agent Orange exposure". No mention in the abstract as to whether they controlled for the level of alcohol consumption.

Posted by bbeck 2021-01-27 11:51|| 2021-01-27 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 so biden was in nam

Posted by irish rage boy 2021-01-27 14:06|| 2021-01-27 14:06|| Front Page Top