Microplastics reach the olfactory bulb in the human brain
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Pathologists have detected microplastics in olfactory bulb brain tissues of eight deceased individuals in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and suggest MRI could be the next step for studying the effects of the pollutants on human health, according to a study published September 16 in JAMA Network Open. Polypropylene – a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide range of plastic packaging – was the most prevalent, noted lead author Luis Fernando Amato-Lourenco, PhD, of Freie Universität Berlin in Germany, and coll
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