Paris, France, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

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How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies -- inside blood, organs and even brains. However, some of this research -- particularly one claiming to have found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastic in the brains of cadavers -- has recently come under stinging criticism from scientists. Some have warned......

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