Microplastics found in the brains of mice within hours of consumption
A team of environmental biologists at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, working with one colleague from Duke University, and another from National University of Singapore, has ...
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National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit on HIV/AIDS on display at Central Library
This exhibition from the National Library of Medicine tells the history of AIDS and HIV, from initial discovery, to scientists and public health officials racing to understand how it spread ...
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Microplastics are common in salmon, other iconic Pacific Northwest fish, seafood
Granek’s team collected some of the fish and seafood after it was freshly caught on National ... School of Medicine. Still, it’s highly concerning that microplastics have been found in nearly ...
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The microplastics menace
These plastics degrade into microplastics and wreak havoc on the ... used within the consumer goods industry, and even in medicine. Consider how hospitals around the world use plastic tubes ...
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Roundtable on Plastics
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private ... including approaches to prevent direct discharge of waste into the ocean such as microplastics and abandonment of fishing ...
Study links microplastics in arteries to huge increase in heart disease and death
Previous studies have shown that microplastic and nanoplastic particles can induce inflammation and other negative effects in the body.
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Microplastics in the placenta linked to preterm births
Study finds higher levels of microplastics in preterm placentas, raising concerns about its impact on fetal development and maternal health.
Microplastics May Increase Preterm Birth Risk, Scientists Warn
Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.
The Hidden Threat in the Womb: Microplastics Found in Preterm Placentas
A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...
Last ice age quiz: How much do you know about Earth's frosty past?
How did woolly mammoths survive the last ice age? And how thick was the ice over New York City? Test your knowledge by taking ...
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Microplastics look like a ‘car crash’ in mice brains
Microplastics are everywhere, both across nature and inside our bodies. And while evidence shows these synthetic particulates aren’t great for you, the medical community still isn’t entirely ...
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Microplastics: The hidden threat in our environment and bodies
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed artery-clogging plaques from over 250 patients and found that the presence of microplastics was associated with a significantly ...