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Research finds vaccines are not behind the rise in autism. So what is? (www.pressdemocrat.com)

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There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.

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[–] Windex007 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

The typical human has the same amount of plastic in their brain as there is in a credit card as a result of the relatively newly ubiquitous presence of plastic nanoparticles in our environment.

Frankly I'd be shocked if jamming a credit card into a human brain wouldn't cause some measurable difference to how the brain operates.

Edit: I guess the specific reference of a credit card is still undergoing peer review! There are many published papers showing polystyrene in the frontal cortex, though.

[–] 8baanknexer 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is not true (link is in Dutch, here it is Google translated)

[–] Windex007 1 points 1 day ago

That link says we don't EAT that much plastic per week.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

This is saying that our brains are at this point 0.5% plastic by weight.

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