Researchers find magnetite nanoparticles similar to those from traffic pollution in brain; possible link with Alzheimer’s
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Professor Barbara Maher, from Lancaster Environment Centre, and colleagues (from Oxford, Glasgow, Manchester and Mexico City) used spectroscopic analysis to identify the particles as magnetite. This finding opens up a whole new avenue for research into a possible environmental risk factor for a range of different brain diseases.
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