US EditionStudy Finds Rising Levels of Microplastics in Human Brain
- Cadaver brain samples contained seven to thirty times more tiny shards of plastic than kidneys and liver, according to Matthew Campen, co-lead study author.
- The average concentration of microplastics in brain tissue was 4,800 micrograms per gram, which is fifty percent higher than in 2016.
- Researchers found three to five times more plastic fragments in the brains of individuals diagnosed with dementia compared to healthy brains.
- Finding plastic deposits in the brain does not prove they cause damage, stated Phoebe Stapleton, an associate professor at Rutgers University.
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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.
They are on the rise. More studies to study the effects on health (ANSA)
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…
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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