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Microplastics in Human Brains
September 3 , 2024
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- For the first time, researchers found microplastics in human brains.
- The researchers also found the number of plastics in brain samples increased by about 50% between 2016 and 2024.
- Microplastics typically enter the body through contaminated food and water.
- This can disrupt the gut microbiome (the community of microbes in your gut) and cause inflammation.
- This leads to effects on the whole body via the immune system and the complex, two-way communication system
- Microplastics are smaller than five millimetres.
- This makes some too small to be seen with the naked eye.
- They have been reported in many drinking water sources and everyday food items.
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