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."
https://flip.it/cg8iFp
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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