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I JUST WANTED TO know if there was plastic in my penis, and maybe get a little advice. This is how it started: I came across a recent study—June 2024—from a team at the University of Miami that found, for the first time, microplastics embedded in penile tissue. Six guys with erectile dysfunction had come to the hospital to have …

Vascular dementia is caused by blood flow issues in the brain: it’s one of the most common types of dementia, but not as well researched or understood as others. Neuropathologist Elaine Bearer from the University of New Mexico is trying to change that. In a recent review, she has suggested new categorizations for vascular dementia, each with unique pathologies – …

Staying hydrated is a basic human need. Navigating this while traveling becomes trickier. We are perpetually inundated with single-use plastic options. The plethora of plastic water bottles stacked at every airport shop, kiosk, or roadside convenience store comes with a hidden cost: microplastics. These tiny particles, often invisible to the eye, are increasingly found in bottled water, tap systems, and …

Plastic Water Bottles May Be Quietly Flooding Your Body With Microplastics. Here’s How To Combat That  AOL.com Source link

Your water bottle contains a lot more microplastics than you might think. These were the findings of a new study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Here’s how experts say you can best protect yourself against microplastics. Most of us don’t think twice when we reach for a plastic water bottle at the airport or on a hot summer day. …

The one thing you should do to avoid microplastics  The Washington Post “They Found It in Our Bones”: These Invisible Microplastics Are Quietly Eating Away Your Strength (and Scientists Just Proved It)  Sustainability Times Comprehensive Strategies for Mitigating Microplastic Pollution: From Detection to Remediation  Wiley Online Library 🦴 Plastic pollution penetrates even into our bones  Techno-Science.net Doctors Find Evidence That Microplastics Are Degrading Your …

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly a teaspoon. If true, plastic isn’t just wrapped around our food or woven into our clothes: it is lodged deep inside us. Now, researchers suspect these particles may also be …

A recent study out of the University of Padua in Italy found microplastics in nearly all dairy products tested — including milk, fresh cheese, and ripened cheese. The researchers found an average of 1,857 particles per kilogram in ripened cheese, 1,280 in fresh cheese, and about 350 in milk, likely from processing and packaging. While the study didn’t evaluate health …

While it’s unlikely that your bottled water will go bad before you get round to drinking it, experts have warned that the plastic its stored in can degrade over time—potentially increasing the risk of cancer.  Bottled mineral water usually carries a best before date of around 18 months to two years, but this date doesn’t actually refer to the water …

Share on PinterestHow might microplastics in the gut impact health? New research investigates. Pictured, 13 August 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Microplastics lie on a filter on the laboratory ship of the State Agency for Nature, Environment and Climate (LANUK), Max Prüss. Image credit: picture alliance t/Getty Images. Microplastics are abundant in everyday environments, but it is unclear what their full …