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UNM Scientists Discover How Nanoparticles of Toxic Metal Used in MRI Scans Infiltrate Human Tissue

University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found that oxalic acid, a molecule found in many foods, can generate nanoparticles of the metal in human tissues.

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  1. Many types of toxic nanoparticles are in the air we breathe, which is highly oxygenated water. They accumulate in biological life. They don’t magically disappear.

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