Envision tiny plastic invaders sneaking into your brain like uninvited party crashers, teaming up with bad genes to throw a forgetful fiesta—welcome to the latest mouse drama where microplastics amp up Alzheimer’s woes. Researchers zapped mice with APOE4 (the Alzheimer’s risk gene) and dosed their water with plastics, watching males turn apathetic couch potatoes and females forget their mazes, mirroring human symptoms. It’s not full-blown disease, but inflammation spikes suggest plastics aren’t just polluting oceans—they’re fogging brains too. With sex differences matching real patients, this study screams for more probes into our plastic-choked world. Who knew your water bottle could be plotting against your noggin?
Microplastics Linked to Worsening Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice
