Environmental Pollution
Dolphins exhibit Alzheimer’s-like brain damage from cyanobacterial toxins
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Researchers have linked brain degeneration in stranded bottlenose dolphins to toxins from ocean blooms, mirroring Alzheimer’s disease in humans. The study, focusing on dolphins from Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, highlights the role of climate change and pollution in worsening these blooms. This discovery raises concerns for both marine life and human health.