Disturbing Discovery: Human Brains Are Filling Up With Microplastics, and It May Be Causing Dementia [View all]

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https://scitechdaily.com/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 interfering with brain function.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences have found microplastics in human brains at significantly higher concentrations than in other organs. Their study also reveals that plastic accumulation in the brain has increased by 50% over the past eight years.

Microplastics—minute fragments of degraded polymers present in air, water, and soil—have been accumulating in the human body for the past half-century. These particles have been detected in various organs, including the liver, kidneys, placenta, and testes.

Now, University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers have found microplastics in human brains, and at much higher concentrations than in other organs. Worse, the plastic accumulation appears to be growing over time, having increased by 50% over just the past eight years.

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