Is Modern Living Leading to an Epidemic of Neurological Disease?

According to a study recently published in the journal Surgical Neurology International, modern living could be responsible for an “almost epidemic” increase in neurological diseases. Furthermore, the study found deaths caused by neurological disease have risen significantly in adults ages 55-74, and for adults 75 and up, the rate has virtually doubled in every Western country in the last 20 years. “The rate of increase in such a short time suggests a silent or even a `hidden’ epidemic, in which environmental factors must play a major part, not just aging. Modern living produces multi-interactional environmental pollution, but the changes in human morbidity, including neurological disease is remarkable, and points to environmental influences,” said the study’s lead author from Bournemouth University. The environmental changes in the last 20 years have seen increases in petro-chemicals, air transport, quadrupling of motor vehicles, insecticides and rises in background electro-magnetic-fields. The results of the study showed that the increase in neurological disease is not solely due to the increasing life span, but because older people are developing those diseases more than ever before. To read more about this study, click here.