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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 01:55:34 JST Flipboard Science Desk

Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows.
NBC News reports: "The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell."
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Here's the original study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823787?guestAccessKey=c7ff20a1-e12a-48d5-88e9-8a57ae084c10&utm_source=for_the_media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=091624#google_vignette
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2. Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain
  
  This case series investigates microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of deceased individuals and examines their size, morphology, color, and polymeric composition.

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