Study finds high levels of microplastics in human brains that appear to be increasing over time
Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount ...
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A Breath Closer to Alzheimer’s Cure: How Xenon Gas Could Transform Treatments
Able to cross the blood-brain barrier, Xenon gas seemed to perk the mice right up, which began to become particularly active ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
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Pittsburgh researchers develop biomarker test to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
A new biomarker test developed at the University of Pittsburgh could help doctors doctors detect signs of Alzheimer's years sooner, according to research published Monday in Nature Medicine.
Human brain samples contained a spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...
New Study Finds Big Increase In Microplastics Found In Human Brains
Researchers say it’s too early to link microplastics to diseases like dementia, as such patients have weaker blood-brain ...
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The Link Between Hearing Loss Problems and Dementia [Studies]
Studies show that hearing loss can put you at greater risk of developing cognitive impairment, including dementia.
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Poor sleep in midlife could age your brain faster
Researchers found that people who had more than three poor sleep characeristics had an average brain age of 2.6 years older ...
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
In addition, there are inflammatory cells and atrophy of brain tissue with dementia, which may create “a sort of sink for plastics to go,” he said. “We want to we want to be very cautious in ...