How does the aluminum in MacBook Pros react with human hands?

Changes typical of foreign body reaction, alveolar proteinosis and wall thickening, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial emphysema, and some nodule ...... read more

If you want a little more specificity, let's do this: since I don't know the chemical makeup of the aluminum ions on soda cans or on a MacBook Pro, I will assume that any bits of aluminum to come into contact with your skin are going to be elemental aluminum ions: Al+, Al(3+), etc. read more

Aluminum in its usual form is not harmful to the skin or any other body part. It naturally occurs as part of the earth's crust and is commonly used for many products from soda cans to space shuttles. But the ionic and compound forms of aluminum, such as those dissolved in water and those often found in cosmetics, can be toxic in high doses. read more

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recognizes aluminum as one of several metals known to affect the neurological system. As far as aluminum is concerned, the supreme brain-health concern is Alzheimer’s disease. read more