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The brain is the most well-protected organ in the human body, but it has a surprisingly high amount of microplastic pollution, according to a study published in Nature Medicine on Monday.
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the most. Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of ...
The increasing presence of nanoplastics in the environment has raised concerns about their potential impacts on human health. Research has shown that nanoplastics can penetrate biological barriers, induce toxicity, and accumulate in organs, leading to various health issues. [8] Nanoplastics have been found in drinking water, food, and air ...
Past studies show that microplastics and nanoplastics can be harmful to human health. A new study has found that humans tend to have higher concentrations of microplastics in the brain compared to ...
Nanoplastics are the most worrisome plastics for human health, experts say. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, the minuscule bits can migrate through the tissues of the digestive tract ...
Nanoplastics are thought to be a risk to environmental and human health. [38] [45] Due to their small size, nanoplastics can cross cellular membranes and affect the functioning of cells. Nanoplastics are lipophilic and models show that polyethylene nanoplastics can be incorporated into the hydrophobic core of lipid bilayers. [46]
The Woodrow Wilson Centre's Project on Emerging Technologies conclude that there is insufficient funding for human health and safety research, and as a result there is currently limited understanding of the human health and safety risks associated with nanotechnology. While the US National Nanotechnology Initiative reports that around four ...
Most of the plastics found in brain tissue were tiny nanoplastics far narrower than a human hair. Those particles were largely from polyethylene, which is used in plastic bags and to package food ...