Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels ...

A new study from the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ found that people with microplastics in their heart are at higher risk for heart attack, stroke, and death. For the study, the researchers in ...

Microplastics were found in the blood vessel plaque of half of the participants in a study. People with microplastics in their plaque were more likely to have a heart attack or stroke. This is the ...

Findings from a recent study found that bacteria from the mouth can hide inside artery plaque for years without causing problems. When these bacteria “wake up,” they can trigger swelling and weaken ...

Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in human brain tissue, delivering a proof of concept ...

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look — including throughout the human body. Microplastics and their even tinier cousins, nanoplastics, are probably ...