Chemicals in your garage may raise your risk of the muscle-wasting condition that killed Stephen Hawking, a study suggests.
Researchers found that storing chemicals – including gasoline, weed killer, pesticides, paint, and woodworking supplies – in a garage connected to the home may be linked to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
The more chemicals someone had in their garage, the higher the risk of the condition that still has no known cause.