What's lurking in your body? Mayo probes health risks of tiny plastic particles
Similar to natural elements like iron and copper, people can ingest, absorb or even inhale microplastics and nanoplastics and their chemical additives. A landmark study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine links microplastics and nanoplastics found in plaques of human blood vessels to a potential increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death.
Building on previous discoveries and these recent findings, the exposome research of Konstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., and his team at the Mayo Clinic Center for …