Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence
The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...
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Alarming Rise in Microplastics Found in Human Brain Tissue, Study Reveals
Groundbreaking Study Reveals Microplastic Presence in Human Brains A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine ...
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Your brain may contain as much plastic as five paper clips — Here’s what that means
Tissue samples reveal 50% surge in microplastic levels over just 8 years In a nutshell University of New Mexico researchers ...
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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study
A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard ...
New Study Finds Microplastics In Human Brain Tissue—Should You Be Worried?
Scientists examining postmortem brain tissue found microplastic levels significantly higher in the brain compared to other ...
Microplastics are invading your brain at an increasing rate. Here's what that means for your health
A new study found microplastics in the liver and kidneys of 52 people who had died – but the brain had the highest proportion of microplastics of all organs studied. The amount of tiny shards of ...
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, ...
Health Rounds: Ingested plastic particles head for the brain
The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher ...
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Physical Activity Initiates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Release
The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...
Your Brain Could Be Holding A Spoon’s Worth Of Microplastics
Levels of microplastics in the brain have shot up 50% in just eight years, according to samples tested by researchers in New ...
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Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain
New research uncovered an alarming accumulation of plastic particles in human brains, raising concerns about their potential ...