Microplastics are everywhere. Here are 5 ways to reduce your exposure
From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.
Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tons of medical waste hospitals generate each year
Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...
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There’s a Spoon’s Worth of Plastic in Our Brains. Now What?
Campen had not been surprised when the water samples they collected from around Albuquerque, where they lived, were full of ...
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One Side of Microplastics, Please. Foods With Plastic Inside and Swaps to Make
Microplastics are everywhere, including your favorite foods and drinks. Here's how to reduce plastic particles.
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Your brain might have a spoon-sized amount of plastic in it
By now, you've no doubt heard that modern living is filling our bodies with microplastics. But an alarming study now shows ...
Simple kitchen swaps could reduce the amount of plastic you eat, experts say
Writing in the journal Brain Medicine, experts said that avoiding all exposure is likely to be impossible, but steps could be ...
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Plastic Peril: Microplastics Fuel Antibiotic Resistance
Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...
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How to reduce microplastics in the body? Scientists give tips on how to limit your exposure
Tiny plastic particles are everywhere – both in nature and the human body. “Microplastics are pervasive in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe,” three researchers ...