Your Brain Could Be Holding A Spoon’s Worth Of Microplastics
Levels of microplastics in the brain have shot up 50% in just eight years, according to samples tested by researchers in New ...
Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies
Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...
Your brain may have a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics, study finds
A recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as ...
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You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth, said Dr. Matthew Campen, a toxicologist ...
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You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth, said Dr. Matthew Campen, a ...
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said. “Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher,” he said. “That would mean that our brains ...
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Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies
The brain is the most well-protected organ in the human body, but it has a surprisingly high amount of microplastic pollution, according to a paper published in Nature Medicine on Monday.