Researchers found microplastics and nanoplastics in the fatty deposits or plaques that can accumulate in blood vessels of the heart Published Date – 25 August 2024, 11:36 PM representational image Hyderabad: It is hard to believe but increasingly new studies are linking microplastics to heart attacks, strokes, cancers, neurotoxicity, major immune disrupters, …
Brain samples contained an average of 0.5% plastic by weight. Global human usage of plastic has resulted in serious environmental contamination, including the discharge of microplastics. The air, water, soil, food, and even human organs have been reported to contain these tiny plastic particles. Microplastics are a serious health and environmental issue, as they can …
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) This month, I am excited to share excerpts of my recent conversation with Kjersti Aagaard, M.D., Ph.D., a renowned physician-scientist whose work on micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) is helping to boost understanding of their pervasiveness and potential health effects. Emerging research …
Microplastics are not just linked to polluting our oceans and harming wildlife but they are also finding their ways to enter human bodies too, including our brain. These are tiny particles of plastic that are less than 5 millimetres in size. Know how they enter the human body Microplastic has been linked to affect …
Microplastics, tiny fragments of plastic less than 5 millimetres in size, are a growing environmental contaminant. We now know they’re not just polluting our oceans and harming wildlife – they’re finding their way into our bodies, with a recent study revealing their presence in human brains. A new study published in the journal Environmental Health …
Growing awareness about something harmful does not necessarily and always translate into decreasing prevalence. For instance, making people aware of the negative impact of smoking has been a consistent socio-cultural phenomenon for quite some decades now. Yet, in 2020, for the first time in two decades, the sales of cigarettes saw a spike in the …
Microplastics have been found in the blood and in organs such as the lungs and placenta. From the great depths of the ocean to the top of Mount Everest, microplastics have been found almost everywhere on the planet. Now, scientists have discovered the tiny plastic particles inside our clogged arteries. The discovery was made by …