A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels ...

For years, researchers have been documenting the environmental impact of microplastics, and now, they're emerging as a human ...

Researchers at Technological University Dublin have reviewed innovative methods to enhance the hydrophobicity of biopolymers, ...

Micronanoplastics—tiny plastic particles from environmental sources—were found in much higher concentrations in the arteries of people with plaque-related stroke symptoms compared to those with ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

Are we being micro dosed with microplastics? Tiny pieces of plastics are turning up at the dinner table and while the ...

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics could be contributing to clogged arteries, increasing people’s ...

While diving into issues surrounding the Arctic Ocean, researchers discovered microplastics in the stomachs of dozens of ...

ShareA new study led by researchers in the United States has found that microplastics could be contributing to clogged arteries, thereby increasing people’s risk of heart attack or stroke. Fatty ...

When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” Large piles of plastic trash are not the only hazard in contemporary ...