git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 27 days agoMicroplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-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 · 27 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareun_mask_me [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·edit-227 days 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-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·27 days agoThere will be recommendations that are there to be ignored because number must go up.
minus-squareCthulhusIntern [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·27 days 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-up13·27 days agoA control group being people without plastics already present? Got any links for this, I am curious.
minus-squarehungrybread [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·27 days 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
There will be recommendations that are there to be ignored because number must go up.
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 🤔?