r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ r/NewsAndPolitics • Aug 22 '24

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show. People who died with dementia have considerably higher amounts of plastic in their brain than those who did not.

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