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Microplastics have been detected in everything from our hearts to our brains and even some reproductive organs, which raises a lot of questions about the impact these teeny particles have on our h ...

Plastics break down into microplastics, infiltrating our bodies and threatening human health in ways we are just beginning to understand. On March 3, 2025, I attended a panel discussion on ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Microplastics are ubiquitous in our food chain, originating from plastic packaging, polluted water, and more. Microplastics have made their way into our food, water, and even our bodies, but you ...

Microplastics are accumulating in vital organs and promoting antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which can prolong diseases and increase mortality. A study showed that bacteria like E. coli form ...

Bacteria exposed to microplastics can become resistant to antibiotics, a new study has found. Researchers from the US investigated how bacteria reacted when exposed to different concentrations ...

Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as “microplastics,” became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections, researchers showed in the study ...

Flesh, blood — and plastic. That’s what we’re made from these days, with studies finding microplastics in almost every part of the human body, from the brain to the heart. These tiny ...