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A dramatic rise in microplastics found in human brains, study finds
By Bobby Bascomb A new study has found a dramatic increase in levels of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in human brains ...
Disturbing Discovery: Human Brains Are Filling Up With Microplastics, and It May Be Causing Dementia
Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years. Researchers found plastic fragments as small as 200 nanometers, possibly ...
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The two proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease affect brain circuits differently
A research team has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's -- tau protein and beta-amyloid -- affect brain circuits in distinct yet synergistic ways, particularly those ...
Neural waves study provides evidence that brain's rhythmic patterns play key role in information processing
Researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, led by Wolf Singer, have made a new discovery in ...
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Mind Reading: Do Brain Scans Foretell Your Baby’s Social Skills?
It is homing in on recently published findings that found engagement in a part of babies’ brains when viewing smiling or ...
Plastic in your brain? New study finds 4-5 paper clips worth of microplastics in brain tissue; here's what it means
Study reveals alarming accumulation of microplastics in human brains, especially in dementia patients, raising health ...