Microplastics in the brain: New research finds plastics in olfactory bulb
WEB5 days ago · Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows. The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell. Scientists in Brazil ...
Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
WEB5 days ago · The new study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, found microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 cadavers that ranged in size from 5.5 micrometers, or 0.000217 of an ...
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WEB5 days ago · "A total of 16 synthetic polymer [plastic] particles and fibers were identified" in the brain olfactory bulbs of 8 of the 15 deceased people, the researchers report.
New Research Finds Microplastics In the Brain's Olfactory Bulb
WEB4 days ago · Mauad and her team took samples of olfactory bulb tissue from 15 cadavers of people who died between the ages of 33 and 100. Samples from eight of the cadavers contained microplastics -- tiny bits of plastic that ranged from 5.5 micrometers to 26.4 micrometers in size. In total, the researchers found 16 …
Microplastics Found In Human Brain, Study Says - Forbes
WEB5 days ago · Researchers analyzed the brains of 15 cadavers—12 men and three women who died between the ages of 33 and 100—and found eight contained microplastics in the tissue of the olfactory bulb, the ...
A brain circuit that cements the memory of socially learnt ... - Nature
WEB4 days ago · We found that STFP memory formation is mediated by the parallel transfer of social information from the accessory olfactory bulb directly to the COApm, and of olfactory information from the main ...
Microplastics found in the human brain via the olfactory pathway
WEB4 days ago · Study: Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain. Image Credit: MattL_Images / Shutterstock. In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers investigated ...
Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain
WEBNov 23, 2021 · This decrease in the area over time, causing compression and dysfunction of the olfactory nerves, is thought to explain the decreased olfactory sensation in older individuals. 35 Furthermore, in mice, paracellular spaces in the olfactory epithelium can reach 5 to 20 μm in the medial-lateral dimension of the transport and a 10- …
Cell type- and layer-specific plasticity of olfactory bulb ... - Nature
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Olfactory bulb astrocytes mediate sensory circuit processing through Sox9 in the mouse brain. Article Open access 01 September 2021. Introduction. Postnatal neurogenesis is rare in the...
Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain
WEBSep 3, 2024 · MPs were detected in the olfactory bulbs of 8 out of 15 individuals. A total of 16 synthetic polymer particles and fibers were identified, with 75% being particles and 25% being fibers. The most common polymer detected was polypropylene (43.8%). Sizes of MPs ranged from 5.5 μm to 26.4 μm for particles, and the mean fiber length was 21.4 μm.