The invisible threat in air, water, and food: how ammonia quietly harms liver, brain, and gut

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Ammonia is everywhere in modern life—released by farms, industry, and waste systems—and it reaches people through more routes than most realize. A review maps ammonia’s routes into the body, the liver-gut axis that keeps it in check, and engineered-bacteria transplants emerging as a possible therapy.

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