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Risk of Parkinson’s Disease doubles if you live near a golf course.

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Risk of Neurologic Disorder Rises for People Who Live Near Golf Courses | MedPage Today Parkinson's Living within 1 mile of a golf course was associated with more than double the odds of developing Parkinson's disease compared with living more than 6 miles away, found researchers led by Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD, of the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, reported in JAMA Network Open. May 2025. This was a study done in Minnesota involving 419 Parkinson's cases and 5,113 controls (median age was 72) from 1991 to 2015. They collected data from 139 golf courses and 224 water service areas. The odds of getting Parkinson's disease decreased by 9% for every 1-mile increase in distance from a golf course, up to 18 miles. This show aired Friday July 4th, 2025 on KDAR 98.3 FM.

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