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Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Only Beginning to Understand (www.sciencealert.com)
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Once tattoo ink enters the body, it does not stay put. Beneath the skin, tattoo pigments interact with the immune system in ways scientists are only just beginning to understand.

Tattoos are generally considered safe, but growing scientific evidence suggests tattoo inks are not biologically inert. The key question is no longer whether tattoos introduce foreign substances into the body, but how toxic those substances might be and what that means for long-term health.

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[–] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It does feel very AI. They link a bunch of words for definitions but don't cite any papers for their facts. I hope this isn't the new norm. Even it's the university of Westminster

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I'm solely talking about the Heading Photo, not the contents.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago

It links to the article at the bottom of the page.