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University of Hawaii Wins $3.3M NIH Grant to Study Microplastics and Infant Brains
Original: $3.3M National Institutes of Health grant funds UH study of microplastics, infant brain development
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3.3 million to University of Hawaii researchers to study how microplastics may affect infant brain development. The study will examine whether tiny plastic particles, now found widely in the environment and in human bodies, pose risks to babies during critical early stages of growth. The funding reflects growing scientific and public concern over microplastic exposure.
Why now: Rising public and scientific concern over microplastic exposure and its possible health effects on infants
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- $3.3M National Institutes of Health grant funds UH study of microplastics, infant brain development · mauinow.com
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