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 blood-brain barrier.
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Your brain may contain as much plastic as five paper clips — Here’s what that means
Discover the shocking findings of a study on microplastic pollution in human brain tissue. Explore the sources and possible ...
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Microplastics in food packaging may increase heart disease risk
Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of ...
Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...
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Micro-nano plastics make other pollutants more dangerous to plants and intestinal cells
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers ...
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New Study Finds Big Increase In Microplastics Found In Human Brains
When researchers compared those results with 28 brains collected in 2016, they found that levels of micro- and nanoplastics ... dramatically higher amounts of plastics, more than five times ...