The researchers analysed 100 placentas from full-term births (37.2 weeks, on average) and 75 from preterm births (34 weeks) ...

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

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 ...

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

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

People who drink loose leaf tea might be on to something: scientists in Spain have found evidence of plastic pollution getting into human cells ... the highest uptake of micro- and nanoplastics ...

Among the threats to soil ecology, micro-nano-plastics or MNPs have emerged as a significant new one ... and interfere in the normal growth and development in many animals. The presence of MNPs in ...

Their work is not a full systematic review but a 'rapid ... and animal models are usually the first step. The three human studies included in the review were conducted between 2022 and 2024, in Turkey ...

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 ...

As the demand for convenience and ready-to-use food products continues to rise, the impact of plastic pollution on human health cannot be ignored. Understanding the implications of micro and ...