Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.
Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists worry about the potential health effects too.
Microplastics are everywhere. But after accidentally combining materials in a lab, scientists at the University of Michigan ...
The protective cells accumulated microplastics, instead of digesting them, and then the damaged cells clumped up in the brain ...
The new study finds higher concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics in the placentas of preterm infants compared to ...
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed artery-clogging plaques from over 250 patients and found ...
Delhi government study finds microplastics in groundwater, raising concerns about health impacts and pollution sources in the ...
A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...
Some commercially available tea bags contain high levels of microplastics. Here's what researchers say you should know, and ...