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"A recent study published in the prestigious
New England Journal of Medicine
has linked microplastics with risk to human health.
The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery
plaque, where plaque builds up in arteries, potentially blocking blood flow.
The researchers analysed plaque specimens from these patients.
They found those with carotid artery plaque who had microplastics and
nanoplastics in their plaque had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or
death (compared with carotid artery plaque patients who didn’t have any micro-
or nanoplastics detected in their plaque specimens).
Importantly, the researchers didn’t find the micro- and nanoplastics
caused
the higher risk, only that it was correlated with it.
So, what are we to make of the new findings? And how does it fit with the
broader evidence about microplastics in our environment and our bodies?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
