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 ...

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

Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists worry about the potential health effects too.

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

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BC's Philip Landrigan, M.D., and the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as ... It is also significant in that Prince Albert II of ...

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