Does paraquat cause Parkinson’s? Here’s what the evidence says about this common weed killer
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Does paraquat cause Parkinson’s? Here’s what the evidence says about this common weed killer
Paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides around the world. An expert explains what we know about the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
theconversation.com
June 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Does paraquat cause Parkinson’s? Here’s what the evidence says about this common weed killer
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Read Abdullahi Jimoh's reporting for us, which received a Jury's Special Mention at the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism:
(Published October 2025)
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
(Published October 2025)
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
Paraquat, A Banned Toxic Chemical, Is Leaking Into The Global Food Supply Chain
He was treated for skin burns at the hospital, yet more than a year and a half later, a numbness prevails in his groin and stomach. Ahmad still continues to use the herbicide in his crop, as it is…
www.thexylom.com
May 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Read Abdullahi Jimoh's reporting for us, which received a Jury's Special Mention at the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism:
(Published October 2025)
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
(Published October 2025)
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
📢 New Publication!
What drives zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems?
Our new paper "Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments" is out now!
Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AquaticScience #Parasites #Microbiology #COSTaction #ParAqua
What drives zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems?
Our new paper "Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments" is out now!
Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AquaticScience #Parasites #Microbiology #COSTaction #ParAqua
Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments - Aquatic Sciences
This review, based on more than 500 scientific studies published between 1880 and 2025, summarises current knowledge on the complex relationships between aquatic zoosporic parasites (AZP) and their ho...
link.springer.com
April 1, 2026 at 1:12 PM
📢 New Publication!
What drives zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems?
Our new paper "Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments" is out now!
Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AquaticScience #Parasites #Microbiology #COSTaction #ParAqua
What drives zoosporic parasites in aquatic systems?
Our new paper "Drivers of aquatic zoosporic parasites in natural and artificial environments" is out now!
Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AquaticScience #Parasites #Microbiology #COSTaction #ParAqua
INBOX: An investigation by our contributor Abdullahi Jimoh last October on how bureaucratic lapses led to Nigeria's paraquat crisis with global consequences has received a Jury's recommendation at the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism.
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
Paraquat, A Banned Toxic Chemical, Is Leaking Into The Global Food Supply Chain
He was treated for skin burns at the hospital, yet more than a year and a half later, a numbness prevails in his groin and stomach. Ahmad still continues to use the herbicide in his crop, as it is…
www.thexylom.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
INBOX: An investigation by our contributor Abdullahi Jimoh last October on how bureaucratic lapses led to Nigeria's paraquat crisis with global consequences has received a Jury's recommendation at the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism.
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
📣 The 17th ParAqua EU COST Action newsletter is out: paraqua-cost.eu/news/paraqua...
with our grantees sharing their work on #zoosporic #parasites and #microalgae and a look back at 4 years of COST Action.
with our grantees sharing their work on #zoosporic #parasites and #microalgae and a look back at 4 years of COST Action.
ParAqua Newsletter - ParAqua - COST ACTION CA20125
Here you can download all the previous issues of the ParAqua Newsletter
paraqua-cost.eu
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
📣 The 17th ParAqua EU COST Action newsletter is out: paraqua-cost.eu/news/paraqua...
with our grantees sharing their work on #zoosporic #parasites and #microalgae and a look back at 4 years of COST Action.
with our grantees sharing their work on #zoosporic #parasites and #microalgae and a look back at 4 years of COST Action.
Our #COST Action #ParAqua Grantees Conference Abstracts Booklet is published. 😁
Check it here 👇
#COSTactions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgaeBiotech
preprints.arphahub.com/article/1778...
Check it here 👇
#COSTactions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgaeBiotech
preprints.arphahub.com/article/1778...
ParAqua Grantees Conference Abstracts Booklet
Abstracts of talks presented at ParAqua Grantees Conference held in Zagreb (Croatia), 1-2 September 2025
preprints.arphahub.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our #COST Action #ParAqua Grantees Conference Abstracts Booklet is published. 😁
Check it here 👇
#COSTactions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgaeBiotech
preprints.arphahub.com/article/1778...
Check it here 👇
#COSTactions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgaeBiotech
preprints.arphahub.com/article/1778...
The scientific article with the results of our #COST Action #ParAqua member Martyna Budziak STSM is now published in Environmental Microbiology. Click and check it below 👇
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgalBiotech
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgalBiotech
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Phytoplankton Under Pressure: Temperature, Precipitation and Cyanobacterial Blooms as Drivers of Chytrid Infections
Chytrid parasites of phytoplankton infect a wide range of species, including green algae, diatoms, and cyanobacteria. Infection patterns varied, indicating that chytrid occurrence is highly dynamic i...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The scientific article with the results of our #COST Action #ParAqua member Martyna Budziak STSM is now published in Environmental Microbiology. Click and check it below 👇
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgalBiotech
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlgalBiotech
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Back in Oyo, Nigeria, farmer Yakub Ahmad’s scars may have faded, but his memory hasn’t.
“I just wanted my maize to grow,” he said quietly, “Now, I know the danger, but if we stop using these chemicals, how do we feed our families?”
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
“I just wanted my maize to grow,” he said quietly, “Now, I know the danger, but if we stop using these chemicals, how do we feed our families?”
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
Paraquat, A Banned Toxic Chemical, Is Leaking Into The Global Food Supply Chain
He was treated for skin burns at the hospital, yet more than a year and a half later, a numbness prevails in his groin and stomach. Ahmad still continues to use the herbicide in his crop, as it is…
www.thexylom.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Back in Oyo, Nigeria, farmer Yakub Ahmad’s scars may have faded, but his memory hasn’t.
“I just wanted my maize to grow,” he said quietly, “Now, I know the danger, but if we stop using these chemicals, how do we feed our families?”
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
“I just wanted my maize to grow,” he said quietly, “Now, I know the danger, but if we stop using these chemicals, how do we feed our families?”
www.thexylom.com/post/paraqua...
The video produced during the #ParAqua meeting in Zagreb is online!! many thanks again to all the contributors :)
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlageBiotech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzIP...
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlageBiotech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzIP...
MC8-Network Meeting and Grantees Conference
YouTube video by ParAqua-COST
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October 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The video produced during the #ParAqua meeting in Zagreb is online!! many thanks again to all the contributors :)
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlageBiotech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzIP...
#COSTActions #ZoosporicParasites #AlageBiotech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzIP...
⚠️REMINDER⚠️
ParAqua Webinar in October: "Microalgae platform as antimicrobial peptide producer: prospects in aquaculture" by Arzu Yildirim!
More details in the flyer below 👇
Registration link 👉 framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
ParAqua Webinar in October: "Microalgae platform as antimicrobial peptide producer: prospects in aquaculture" by Arzu Yildirim!
More details in the flyer below 👇
Registration link 👉 framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
⚠️REMINDER⚠️
ParAqua Webinar in October: "Microalgae platform as antimicrobial peptide producer: prospects in aquaculture" by Arzu Yildirim!
More details in the flyer below 👇
Registration link 👉 framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
ParAqua Webinar in October: "Microalgae platform as antimicrobial peptide producer: prospects in aquaculture" by Arzu Yildirim!
More details in the flyer below 👇
Registration link 👉 framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
#ParAqua members presented our special issue in Aquatic Ecology (link.springer.com/collections/...). You can see Gianluca Corno, who was amazed!!
#COSTaction #ZoosporicParasite #AlgaBiotech
#COSTaction #ZoosporicParasite #AlgaBiotech
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#ParAqua members presented our special issue in Aquatic Ecology (link.springer.com/collections/...). You can see Gianluca Corno, who was amazed!!
#COSTaction #ZoosporicParasite #AlgaBiotech
#COSTaction #ZoosporicParasite #AlgaBiotech
Pietro Marchese presenting #COST ParAqua STSM results at SAME18 Conference.
#ParAqua #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites #STSM
#ParAqua #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites #STSM
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Pietro Marchese presenting #COST ParAqua STSM results at SAME18 Conference.
#ParAqua #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites #STSM
#ParAqua #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites #STSM
Laura Garzoli presenting #COST ParAqua STSM results and ParAqua special Issue on "Zoosporic Parasites of Primary Producers in Aquatic Systems" in Aquatic Ecology at the 18th SAME (Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecogy) conference.
#COST #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites
#COST #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Laura Garzoli presenting #COST ParAqua STSM results and ParAqua special Issue on "Zoosporic Parasites of Primary Producers in Aquatic Systems" in Aquatic Ecology at the 18th SAME (Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecogy) conference.
#COST #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites
#COST #COSTactions #CA20125 #ParAqua #ZoosporicParasites
At the first day of the 18th SAME (Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecogy) activities of our #COST action #ParAqua attracted attention. ParAqua members Laura, Albert, Silke and Caio presented their works and ParAqua results this week in Barcelona.
#COSTaction #STSM #YRIG
#COSTaction #STSM #YRIG
September 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
At the first day of the 18th SAME (Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecogy) activities of our #COST action #ParAqua attracted attention. ParAqua members Laura, Albert, Silke and Caio presented their works and ParAqua results this week in Barcelona.
#COSTaction #STSM #YRIG
#COSTaction #STSM #YRIG
ParAqua Webinar in October!! Check the info below👇!!
For registrations, access the link: framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
#COSTActions #AlgaeBiotech
For registrations, access the link: framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
#COSTActions #AlgaeBiotech
September 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ParAqua Webinar in October!! Check the info below👇!!
For registrations, access the link: framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
#COSTActions #AlgaeBiotech
For registrations, access the link: framaforms.org/paraqua-webi...
#COSTActions #AlgaeBiotech
Check out the new episode of The ParAqua Podcast via the link below in which i chat to Martyna Budziak about her research into microplastics and the role of cyanobacteria in ecosystems and in industry
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@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
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September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Check out the new episode of The ParAqua Podcast via the link below in which i chat to Martyna Budziak about her research into microplastics and the role of cyanobacteria in ecosystems and in industry
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
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@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
New Episode of The ParAqua Podcast coming soon featuring Martyna Budziak and very cute member of Planktothrix!
To check out previous episodes of the podcast, click the link below
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
To check out previous episodes of the podcast, click the link below
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New Episode of The ParAqua Podcast coming soon featuring Martyna Budziak and very cute member of Planktothrix!
To check out previous episodes of the podcast, click the link below
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
To check out previous episodes of the podcast, click the link below
linktr.ee/paraquapodcast
@paraqua-costaction.bsky.social
ParAqua #COST action MC meeting in Zagreb, Croatia was held during the last two days. Time to wrap-up results of this 4 years amazing project on #ZoosporicParasites, #AlgalBiotech and more. Thanks to our hosts @anagavrilovic.bsky.social and all the fantastic organisation team :)
September 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
ParAqua #COST action MC meeting in Zagreb, Croatia was held during the last two days. Time to wrap-up results of this 4 years amazing project on #ZoosporicParasites, #AlgalBiotech and more. Thanks to our hosts @anagavrilovic.bsky.social and all the fantastic organisation team :)
Video abstract for ParAquaSeq, created by Dr. Lepère, Dr. Van den Wyngaert, Dr. Rasconi, and Dr. Reñé. The video highlights key features of the available sequences, taxonomic diversity of parasites and hosts, and the range of aquatic environments represented.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoV3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoV3...
ParAquaSeq Video Abstract
YouTube video by ParAqua-COST
www.youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Video abstract for ParAquaSeq, created by Dr. Lepère, Dr. Van den Wyngaert, Dr. Rasconi, and Dr. Reñé. The video highlights key features of the available sequences, taxonomic diversity of parasites and hosts, and the range of aquatic environments represented.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoV3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoV3...