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Accumulation of Microplastics in Human Brain Tissue Rising Rapidly: Study
05 Feb 2025 19:18 GMT
… to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental … a new study, health sciences researchers at the University of … have found microplastics in human brain tissue in concentrations much … artificial joints and other medical applications — could be …
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How the human brain inspired a new computing material
05 Feb 2025 17:21 GMT
… societal grand challenges in health, energy and the environment … took inspiration from the human brain, using the natural ‘ … minute molecular movements.”
The researchers tracked these tiny, molecular … understanding of the underlying science and large datasets …
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Human brains contain an entire plastic spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, researchers find
05 Feb 2025 21:37 GMT
… A new study found human brain samples contain an entire plastic … in the “Nature Medicine” journal.
Researchers studied human brain samples collected at … a group of scientists, healthcare workers and policy analysts … with harm to human health at every single …
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An atlas of cells in the human brain’s control hub
05 Feb 2025 16:44 GMT
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS
05 February 2025
A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite, has been built using single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics …
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Microplastics are increasingly making their way into the human brain
05 Feb 2025 09:15 GMT
Between 2016 and 2024, the level of microplastics in analysed brain samples increased by 50 per cent.
Microplastics are burrowing into our brains with unknown consequences for human health, a new study has found.
Every day, people breathe, eat, and drink …
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New study finds concerningly high amount of microplastics in the human brain
05 Feb 2025 05:58 GMT
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent study found that our brains contain an alarming amount of microplastics, even when compared to samples from within the decade.
According to a study recently published in Nature Medicine, when researchers examined brain samples …
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Study suggests high levels of microplastics in the human brain from everyday items
05 Feb 2025 04:47 GMT
… of concentration in the human brain than in other organs … study, published in Nature Medicine, says plastic accumulation has … Health Sciences found high levels of microplastics in the human brain. …
In the study, researchers found that …
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Scientists warn of 'worrying' increase in microplastic levels in human brain
05 Feb 2025 00:35 GMT
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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon's Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
05 Feb 2025 00:16 GMT
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Ealing’s outreach on children’s mental health
05 Feb 2025 10:24 GMT
… awareness about children’s mental health. Parents, carers, and … improving understanding of mental health challenges among young people. … to Dr. Bain, the human brain is highly adaptable, especially … who have experienced trauma.
“Research tells us that healing …