Research indicates that microplastics can penetrate cells and induce oxidative stress. Below we list the many harmful effects ...

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed artery-clogging plaques from over 250 patients and found ...

Trapped immune cells laden with microplastics starve the brain of oxygen—mouse study links vascular blockages to memory loss ...

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health.

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

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

“Nanoscale plastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, [but] how [microplastics] cause brain functional irregularities ...

The protective cells accumulated microplastics, instead of digesting them, and then the damaged cells clumped up in the brain ...

A recent study founded that brewing tea bags could release billions of tiny plastic particles into your cup. Experts explain ...

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Plastic materials such as propylene and nylon are used in tea bags which can harm human <a target=_blank href= ...

Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can ...