Study shows how tiny plastic particles manage to breach the blood-brain barrier

Graphical abstract. Credit: Nanomaterials (2023). DOI: 10.3390/nano13081404

Among the biggest environmental problems of our time, micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) can enter the body in various ways, including through food. And now for the first time, research conducted at MedUni Vienna has shown how these minute particles manage to breach the blood-brain barrier and as a consequence penetrate the brain. The newly discovered mechanism provides the basis for further research to protect…

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