Scientists flag concerns over startling increase of microplastics in human brains

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The amount of microplastics found in human brains over the past eight years has increased by 50%, according to new research published in the journal Nature Medicine.

On Monday, a group of scientists released findings based on examinations of postmortem samples from dozens of people who died between 1997 and 2024.   

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