New study links microplastics to serious health harms in humans

A recent study suggests the presence of microplastics may increase the risk of heart attack or other cardiovascular problems among people ...

Landmark study links microplastics to serious health problems - Nature

People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience heart attack, stroke or death during a three-year study.

Study links microplastics with human health problems

They found those with carotid artery plaque who had microplastics and nanoplastics in their plaque had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or ...

Microplastics are inside us all. What does that mean for our health?

Tiny plastic particles have been found throughout the human body, but researchers say they're just starting to understand the impact.

Landmark study links microplastics to serious health problems

Microplastics and nanoplastics, tiny particles shed by plastics that end up in the environment, have been linked to human health problems such as heart attacks ...

Health Effects of Microplastic Exposures: Current Issues and ...

A recent study showed that nano-sized plastics were associated with mitochondrial damage in human respiratory cells. Microplastics can act as carriers of other ...

Microplastics everywhere: Are we facing a new health crisis?

It's still unclear what the environmental and health impacts of microplastics could be, but a recent study points to the possibility that they ...

Microplastics on Human Health: How much do they harm us?

These compounds are linked to serious health issues such as endocrine disruption, weight gain, insulin resistance, decreased reproductive health, and cancer.

The alarming link between environmental microplastics and health ...

Exposure to microplastics (MPs) may pose serious health threats. · Humans are exposed to MPs through dermal, nasal, and oral routes. · Endocytic ...

Microplastics Everywhere | Harvard Medicine Magazine

The study of whether and how microplastics — particles smaller than 5 millimeters that slough off plastic as it degrades — pose threats to human health is still ...

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show - The Guardian

The health hazards of microplastics within the human body are not yet well-known. Recent studies are just beginning to suggest they could ...

A new study has linked microplastics to heart attacks and strokes ...

An analysis of artery-clogging plaques in 257 patients found that the presence of these microplastics was associated with a roughly quadrupled risk of heart ...

Microplastics are harming our health. Here's how to reduce your risk

Only more recent studies have detected these materials' presence in multiple organs of humans, including the blood, lungs, placenta, and ...

With microplastics, scientists are in a race against time

Over many decades, scientists have linked things like DDT, cigarette smoke and air pollution to cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems and ...

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us? - AP News

Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers. A surge in research ...

Plastics and Human Health | Plastics and the Environment Series

Recent studies have found microplastics in human blood, lungs, and placenta. As 99% of plastics are created from chemicals of fossil origin, oil-associated ...

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease in preclinical studies.

A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and ...

In the marine environment, persistent pollutants like microplastics are recognized as a vector for the proliferation of metal/antibiotics, and human pathogens ...

NEJM study link tiny plastics in blood vessels to heart problems

Researchers found that people with microplastics embedded in their blood vessels had a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or death.

Microplastics Make Their Way from the Gut to Other Organs, UNM ...

In a recent paper published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, University of New Mexico researchers found that those tiny ...