Scientists find microplastics build up deep in human brains

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-02-03

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Microplastics are making their way into human brains, with potentially dangerous effects on people's health and mental acuity, according to a paper published on Monday in Nature Medicine. "The tiny fragments of plastic are passing the blood-brain barrier and into human brains, and the amount of microplastics in the brain appears to be increasing over time," said The Washington Post in its report about the finding.......

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