A new study has triggered concern around the safety of water standards that is being consumed currently. A group of researchers have found microplastics in 68% of bladder cancer cases and linked them to inflammation and cell damage.The study led by researchers at Bond University, Australia has challenged a report by the World Health Organisation … Read more
The danger of microplastics is growing as more and more plastics find their way into food and threaten to affect our health in several ways. A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Monday found that tiny plastic shards and fibres were found in the nose tissue of human cadavers. The microplastic … Read more
In recent years, the discovery of microplastics in various body organs has raised significant health concerns. For the first time microplastics were detected in human placentas through a method called Raman microspectroscopy. These tiny plastic particles have been found in numerous organs, shedding light on their pervasive impact on human health.Why are microplastics worrisome? It … Read more
A new study by researchers at the University of New Mexico has found 12 types of microplastics human testes. The study published in the journal Toxicological Sciences highlights the “potential consequences for male fertility.” The testes analysed were obtained from postmortems in 2016, with the men ranging in age from 16 to 88 when they … Read more
