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Published online 16 June 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060612-14
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Nanoparticles in sun creams can stress brain cells
Tiny grains send cells into potentially dangerous overdrive.
Tiny particles used in some sun creams have the potential to cause neurological damage, researchers in the United States have found1.
The research does not necessarily imply that these microscopic grains, which are also used in consumer products such as some toothpastes and cosmetics, are harmful in the human body.
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