Researchers warn that a colorless chemical known as trichloroethylene (TCE) — which has been used to dry-clean clothes, degrease metals and decaffeinate coffee — may be linked to the dramatic increase in Parkinson’s disease (PD) cases.
They recently published a series of seven cases in the Journal of Parkinson’s disease that illustrate TCE’s harmful health effects and the potential PD association.
“TCE is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease,” lead author Dr. Ray Dorsey, professor of neurology at the University of Rochester in New York and author of “Ending Parkinson’s Disease,” told Fox News Digital.