Research points to the potential health repercussions of microplastics. Now, a study seeks to explain how these nanoparticles enter the human brain (of which up to a “spoonful” may be present!) and the potential impact they may have on our
The growing conversation around microplastics is shining a light on an unsettling possibility: these tiny plastic particles may be accumulating in the human brain. Some researchers suspect that they could be related to certain mental health challenges and cognitive setbacks.
Research has detected microplastics in a range of
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This cover image depicts a human brain with colorful microplastic particles scattered across its surface, juxtaposed with a white plastic spoon as a visual representation. Research has revealed that the human brain contains approximately “a spoon’s worth” of microplastics
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Each of our brains is swimming in enough microplastics to form a plastic spoon, scientists discovered earlier this year. Since then, medical researchers have been scrambling to understand how that could affect our neurological
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