Sure you could filter them out of the blood but don't they get embedded in regular cells too?
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Wouldn't that end up in the bloodstream as cells die?
Regular cells die or split regularly. When they die, white blood cells eat them, and they'll be part of filtering the blood.
Neurons don't though. There's still some concerns.
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Is there any actual proven point of filtering out microplastics from the body? We still don't know if there are any serious health effects from them, there is just this they might be connected to X,Y,Z. Even then the focus really should be environmental purification and water treatment.
We still don't know if there are any serious health effects from them
That's no longer entirely true. They can cause inflamation and cancer for example and that's been proven well beyond "potentially".
Even then the focus really should be environmental purification and water treatment.
I think both is important. Getting rid of all the microplastics in the environment isn't possible with current tech and if it ever is it'll still be an extremely slow process. Plus there are people who are exposed to large doses of microplastics due to their work or the location of their home and for those it could be especially beneficial to get that stuff filtered out.
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The effects that worry me most and are arguably the best studied are those on the human endocrine system. It unarguably interferes with our hormonal system, although it is not yet known to which degree or how it impacts each individual separately. Most likely this will go the way of cigarettes; with the world "knowing" it's poison but not taking action until the effects can absolutely no longer be ignored. By which time it will be too late for many.
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I'm pretty sure other scientists are also looking into that issueas well.
Yup, we should look after the root issue, too. At the moment this just seems like a vibe treatment for millionaires