The Brain on Microplastics: A Study in Mice Finds the Brain’s Immune Cells Gorging on Plastic
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Summary
Microplastics are all around us and have been found in human tissue, causing inflammation, hormonal problems and increasing the risk of some health issues.
Now, it has been found that they damage the brain’s immune cells in mice, which then accumulate in the brain’s blood vessels, blocking normal blood circulation and causing the mice to struggle walking and remembering places.
The study provides “a focused direction for understanding the potential health risks associated with microplastics,” according to the authors, but the findings will need to be replicated in humans.
This study comes after research found cancer hijacks and corrupts immune cells.