Microplastics may cause premature aging at a cellular level

Microplastics may cause premature aging at a cellular level

Microplastics might cause premature aging. New research suggests these small particles negatively impact cellular health.

The level of microplastics in the environment could be three times higher in 2060 than in 2019, even with the application of one of the two ambitious political scenarios for the reduction of plastics, according to a new model that integrates parameters of land, sea and air.The entry The level of microplastics in the environment can be 3 times higher in 2060 than in 2019 was first published in Digital Process.

Doctors in London have developed a treatment that they claim removes microplastic particles from the blood.

Microplastics in air enter plant leaves, pass to animals & humans: Study

Plant leaves, including crops, absorb microplastics and nanoplastics directly from the air, which are then consumed by herbivores and humans, a new study published in Nature found, DTE reported. Microplastics (plastic particles measuring up to 5 millimetres in diameter) and nanoplastics (less than 1,000 nanometres) entered leaves through multiple pathways, including surface structures such as stomata and the cuticle, the report by the outlet sta…

Canadian scientists have found that daily baths in cold water for a week activate the body's protective mechanisms, reduce inflammation and can support the processes involved in slowing aging.

According to a Chinese study, saline solutions contain microplastics in infusion bags. This would cause the plastic particles to enter the patient's blood directly.