Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...

Microplastics, which are less than 5 millimeters, and nanoplastics, which are invisible to the naked eye, are widespread ...

The new study finds higher concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics in the placentas of preterm infants compared to ...

"I would imagine we're underestimating nanoplastics across the board, including in human tissues," says Brander. Matthew Campen, whose team has found plastic in a variety of organs, says these can ...

Plastic is everywhere, from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers. Now we know it’s also in our bodies. MPR News ...

Tiny shards that cannot be seen through the naked eye have infiltrated intestines, lungs, placenta ... in the human body are a result of various factors including the devastating plastic pollution.

Notably, the occurrence of [these plastics ... human placenta) and their correlation with diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease and cervical cancer) are current research hotspots in human ...

Among the threats to soil ecology, micro-nano-plastics or MNPs have emerged as a ... The presence of MNPs in human specimens such as blood, saliva, stool, placenta and breast milk can potentially pose ...

Plastic pollution is ... nanoplastics in a wide range of human tissues and bodily products: arteries, bone marrow, feces, gallstones, liver, lung tissue, placenta, saliva, semen, skin, sputum ...

In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that microplastics and ...

Long studied in oceans, waterways and marine life, researchers have now shifted focus to human health. A decade ago ... we should be concerned." Plastics and micro plastics of different shapes and ...