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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michelle Del Rey

Our minds are cluttered with plastics - literally - and the amount found in each person is growing

Humans could have up to a spoonful of microplastics in their brains - and the serving is just growing

Troubling ling new research shows that the shocking amount of plastic is more likely to be found in the brain than anywhere else in the body, a paper published this week found.

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