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‘Critical warning’ as thousands of microplastic particles are found in popular beverage
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Microplastics
23 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
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Industry executives knew for decades about microplastics
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Scientists were unsure of how microplastics harmed the body
Recent coverage examines how chemically active microplastics may trigger lasting health damage and reveals long-standing industry awareness.
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Microplastics trigger inflammation linked to disease and death. Now scientists appear to have discovered why.
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Microplastics Aren't Inert After All: In Water, They Make DNA-Damaging Free Radicals
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This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary
Recent scientific research indicates microplastics may produce harmful molecules in human blood, according to reports.
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New research shows how microplastics and water interactions could lead to cell damage
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Microplastics Are Chemically Alive and Probably Up to No Good
Recent research reveals how microplastics and water interactions may lead to biological cell damage.
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Microplastics trigger inflammation linked to disease and death. Now scientists appear to have discovered why.
Scientists may have uncovered how microplastics harm the human body, linking them to inflammation, disease, and death.
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Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own
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Intrinsic physicochemical activity at microplastic–water interfaces
Recent scientific findings reveal that microplastics are chemically active in water, generating damaging particles on their own.
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Our bodies react to microplastics in a way scientists never expected
1 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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5 Ways to Get Rid of Microplastics In Your Body
New health guidance is emerging on reducing microplastic exposure after findings of these particles in human arteries.
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Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
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Scientists make concerning discovery about lung cancer and microplastics
A new study involving a Greek cohort reveals that lung cancer patients carry a significantly higher burden of microplastic particles in their lungs.
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Scientists Studied Lung Cancer Patients—A Troubling Pattern Emerged
New scientific research indicates a concerning link between the presence and quantity of microplastics in the lungs and lung cancer diagnoses.
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Scientists Tested 17 Human Artery Samples
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Study finds alarming level of microplastics in heart attack patients’ blood
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Microplastics detected in most heart attack patients' blood in startling new study
A new study reveals that 84% of severe heart attack patients had microplastics in their arteries, suggesting a potential link to cardiac risk.
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Microplastics have reached one of Earth’s most isolated ecosystems: Indian Ocean animals carried up to 14
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Microplastics documented for first time in deep-sea ecosystems
For the first time, researchers have documented the presence of microplastics within deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems 2,000 meters below the surface.
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Patients who suffer heart attack have more micro and nanoplastic in their blood
New research links the presence of micro and nanoplastics in the bloodstream to increased risks and severity of heart attacks.
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Dear Doctor: Is there a way to test for plastic particles (i.e., from water bottles) within the body?
Scientists race to map invisible plastic particles inside bodies as public concern spikes.