{"id":196318,"date":"2024-09-17T21:24:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/microplastics-in-the-olfactory-bulb-of-the-human-brain"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:24:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:24:51","slug":"microplastics-in-the-olfactory-bulb-of-the-human-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/microplastics-in-the-olfactory-bulb-of-the-human-brain","title":{"rendered":"Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/microplastics-in-the-olfactory-bulb-of-the-human-brain3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Question Can microplastics reach the olfactory bulb in the human brain?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Findings<\/strong> This case series analyzed the olfactory bulbs of 15 deceased individuals via micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and detected the presence of microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of 8 individuals. The predominant shapes were particles and fibers, with polypropylene being the most common polymer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meaning<\/strong> The presence of microplastics in the human olfactory bulb suggests the olfactory pathway as a potential entry route for microplastics into the brain, highlighting the need for further research on their neurotoxic effects and implications for human health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question Can microplastics reach the olfactory bulb in the human brain? Findings This case series analyzed the olfactory bulbs of 15 deceased individuals via micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and detected the presence of microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of 8 individuals. The predominant shapes were particles and fibers, with polypropylene being the most common polymer. [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1495,47,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-neuroscience","category-particle-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196318\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}