A new study finds that microblasts can prevent blood flow in mice brains. The study comes in the wake of other research that shows, for the first time, that exact plastic can be launched in human brains.
For the new study, scientists feed the small mice of fluorescent PolystyreneA form of plastic is commonly used in the package. Then they used a specialized microscope to track the plastic flow, and display mouse brains through the windows installed in animal skulls.
Researchers can see that mouse immune cells have taken some plastic bits. Fill in polystyrene, these immune cells are stacked in the blood vessels, and prevent blood flow, similar to the stroke, researchers He said. Some factors were wiped, but not all, and by hitting days the blood flow decreased. The mice looked slower and less coordinated than their counterparts who were not fed from plastic, according to TicketPublished in Science progress.
Although it is not clear whether plastic can cause a similar blockage in humans, the new results are related to the fact that an increasing group of research reveals accurate plastic in almost every part of the body, including Lungsand Testiclesand Bone marrowAccording to a recent study, brain. Other research in mice has shown that plastic can Brain cell damage And the reason ignition.
While scientists have just started analyzing how accurate plastic affects human health, experts He says People can reduce their exposure to plastic by avoiding foods packed in plastic clothes and avoiding one clothes made of artificial fibers.
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