Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
  • un_mask_me [any]
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    22 days ago

    It's scary

    It's pretty alarming

    There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with

    I'm so glad this is being studied so we can do absolutely nothing about it

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    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      22 days ago

      There will be recommendations that are there to be ignored because number must go up.

    • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
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      22 days ago

      It gets worse, it's inherently difficult to study this. There have been attempts to study the effects of microplastics in humans, but every time, those studies have to be canceled, because they can't find a control group.

      • un_mask_me [any]
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        22 days ago

        A control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.