How microplastics could be affecting our food supply
Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...
Microplastics are everywhere. Here are 5 ways to reduce your exposure
From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.
The Invisible Threat: How Microplastics Are Poisoning Our Health And What We Can Do About It
Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...
Bacterial slime on microplastics helps breed antibiotic-resistant superbugs, study says
Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...
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Microplastics in the brain: How can we avoid exposure?
Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...
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Microplastics Increase Cancer Risk and Lung Damage in Asthma and COPD Patients: Study Finds
Poland: A recent simulation study published in Scientific Reports revealed that individuals with asthma and chronic ...
Research shows microplastics are widespread. Here’s how to reduce your exposure
Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...
Making a single change can cut your microplastics intake from 90,000 to 4,000 particles per year
Microplastics are everywhere — in the beauty products we wear, the cleaning supplies we use and even in the food we eat.
How worried should we be about microplastics in our brains?
Microplastics have been found in human blood, semen, breast milk, placental tissue and bone marrow, but their presence in the ...
Microplastics May Increase Your Chance Of Dementia. Experts Say You Can Stay Safe With These Tips.
While the investigators found microplastics in various organs, the microplastics were usually detected at higher levels in ...
Scientists Have Discovered Shocking Amounts of Microplastics in the Brain – And It Could Be Increasing Our Risk of Dementia
The brain has higher concentrations of plastic particles compared to other organs, with increased levels found in dementia ...
Warning Over Microplastics in the Air We Breathe After Bird Lung Discovery
Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on ...