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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study
A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard ...
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Neuroscientist Says 3 Simple Exercises Can Prevent Your Brain From Shrinking As You Age
It's not just that you start to slowly (or sometimes not so slowly) begin losing your mental capacity as you age — your brain actually gets smaller the older you get, shrinking about 5% per decade ...
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 ...
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.