Study: After years on the line, wildland firefighters could face heightened risk of neurodegenerative diseases

A postdoctoral fellow at Colorado State University published a new study in the journal Toxicological Sciences which highlights how neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s could afflict wildland firefighters after a 15- to 30-year career on the fireline.

Study: After years on the line, wildland firefighters could face heightened risk of neurodegenerative diseases

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