git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoMicroplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1135cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.onlinehealth@lemmy.world
arrow-up1135external-linkMicroplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’www.theguardian.comgit [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.onlinehealth@lemmy.world
minus-squareun_mask_me [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·edit-24 months ago It’s scary It’s pretty alarming There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with I’m so glad this is being studied so we can do absolutely nothing about it
minus-squareCthulhusIntern [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoIt gets worse, it’s inherently difficult to study this. There have been attempts to study the effects of microplastics in humans, but every time, those studies have to be canceled, because they can’t find a control group.
minus-squareun_mask_me [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoA control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.
minus-squarehungrybread [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoDoesn’t that imply that the control group are the people riddled with plastic 🤔?
I’m so glad this is being studied so we can do absolutely nothing about it
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It gets worse, it’s inherently difficult to study this. There have been attempts to study the effects of microplastics in humans, but every time, those studies have to be canceled, because they can’t find a control group.
A control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.
Doesn’t that imply that the control group are the people riddled with plastic 🤔?