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One algae toxin, domoic acid, can cause memory loss

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One algae toxin, domoic acid, can cause amnesic shellfish poisoning, which is named after the short-term memory loss it causes.

Two of these were uncovered in farmed shellfish on Luzon Island in the Philippines during a May 2023 algae bloom, a study of which was published in Diatom Research .

The harmful effects of algae aren't restricted to just one type of toxin, but several other toxins can accumulate in seafood.

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English

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