Study finds growing levels of microplastics in human brains
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Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples
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Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
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Harvard study: This popular food ingredient could boost your brain health—how a doctor eats it every day
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Tea bags releasing 'millions' of microplastics into tea, study shows
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