Study Finds Rising Levels of Microplastics in Human Brain

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Accumulation of microplastics in human brain tissue rising rapidly: Study

The research team discovered that plastic concentrations appeared higher in the brain than in the kidney or liver, and higher than earlier reports for testes and placentas.

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Are our brains full of microplastics, as a new study claims? I have some reservations. Also in the Science Room this week: data cleansing in the US and Niger's success in the fight against river blindness.

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They are on the rise. More studies to study the effects on health (ANSA)

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Microplastics Detected in Human Brains.

Researchers from the University of New Mexico have identified microplastics in human brain tissue, with concentrations far exceeding those in other organs. The study reveals a 50 percent increase in brain microplastics over the past eight years, according to samples analyzed by the team. Using brain tissue from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, the scientists noted that these findings call for increased concern about plastic exp…

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There may be ‘several grams’ of microplastics in people’s brains. This is evident from a study by the University of New Mexico, published in the scientific journal Nature. The researchers found that the brain tissue of people who died in 2024 contained about one and a half times higher concentrations of the minuscule plastic particles than people who died in 2016.

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UNM study finds plastic accumulation in brains increased by 50%

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at the University of New Mexico are raising concern in a new study showing there is the equivalent of a spoonful of plastic in our brains. UNM researchers found the plastic accumulation in brains increased by 50% over the past eight years. “We did have those moments where we we’re scratching our head and going back and saying, ‘Is this correct? Is this like, how is there this much?'” Dr. Marcus Garcia said. For th…