You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if any.
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An Entire Spoon's Worth of Microplastics Found in Human Brain Samples, and May Be Connected to Dementia
Brain samples pulled from human specimens contained 7 grams of microplastics, a weight that is similar to that of a standard ...
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How food can be used to support people living with dementia
From the aroma of freshly ground spices to the rhythmic sounds of a mortar and pestle, food evokes strong sensory memories, ...
New study finds entire spoonful of microplastics in people’s brains — and 3 times as much in those with dementia
To make matters worse, the study also found up to 10 times the amount of microplastics in the brains of 12 dementia patients ...
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You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest amounts found in the brains of people who had dementia. By 2024, the average ...
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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
And microplastic concentrations were also higher in the brains of deceased patients who had been diagnosed with dementia compared ... s Olivia Ferrari. “People are being exposed to ever ...
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...