Researchers study potential effect of red tide on human brains
Published: April 23, 2021 2:14 PM EDT
Updated: April 23, 2021 2:16 PM EDT
A study happening in Sarasota aims to understand if toxins in red tide have any effect on the brains and nervous system of humans, WTSP reports.
On Thursday, low to media levels of red tide were reported in Southwest Florida according to FWC.
Scientists at The Roskamp Institute have started the “Red Tide Project”
The institute has a long history of research examining the causes and potential cures for neurological disorders, particularly dementias such as Alzheimer’s Disease.
According to the institute, during several decades of research it has become abundantly clear that one of the common denominators in neurodegenerative diseases is inflammation, in its many forms. Thus, the Institute has developed many techniques to measure and quantify inflammation in human and animal brains. Sometimes this inflammation is seen in the form of effe
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