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Microplastics found in human arteries, and doctors are alarmed

Plastic pollution has moved from oceans and beaches into the most intimate corners of the human body. Tiny fragments of ...
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Stroke patients have high levels of microplastics in the plaque clogging their arteries, researchers find

Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.
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Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says

Scientists link tiny particles in blood vessels with substantially higher risk of death Doctors have warned of potentially life-threatening effects from plastic pollution after finding a substantially ...