Scientists have found microplastics in brain tissue.
Scientists have found microplastics in brain tissue. Their discovery, detailed in a new paper, is the latest in a litany of studies finding tiny plastic particles no larger than a grain of sand in virtually every part of the human body.
The new study unearthed microplastics in the livers, kidneys, and brains of human cadavers, with brain tissue containing up to 20 times more plastic than the other organs. More concerning, the brains of people who suffered from dementia contained significantly more plastic than the brains of healthy people. The findings, which are still undergoing peer review, were shared by the National Institutes of Health.
“It’s pretty alarming,” lead author Matthew Campen, of the University of New Mexico, told The New Lede. “There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with.”
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