ArticleBrain medicine : from neurons to behavior and better health2025
Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics?
Article in Brain medicine : from neurons to behavior and better health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- The human microplastic burden and brain health: From measurement to pathophysiology and removal.Brain health : lifelong brain resilience and longevity · 2026Article
- Tracking Microplastics From Source to Impact: A Review of Environmental Presence, Exposure, Remediation, and Health Risks.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
- Postbiotic sequestration of micro- and nanoplastics:Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Microplastics and nanoplastics have emerged as a major and growing health concern, with recent data revealing alarming levels of human exposure and contamination. Thus, there is a clear and urgent need for an effective method to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from the human body. Here, we provide the first evidence that extracorporeal apheresis, a therapeutic technique established around the world, may have the potential to achieve this goal.
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