Researchers find magnetite nanoparticles similar to those from traffic pollution in brain; possible link with Alzheimer’s
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
This strongly magnetic mineral has been implicated in the production of reactive oxygen species (free radicals) in the human brain, which are associated with neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (e.g., Dobson (2003) “Preliminary evaluation of nanoscale biogenic magnetite in Alzheimer’s disease brain tissue” Proc.
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