Microscopic plastic levels far higher in those who suffer strokes, study finds

Micronanoplastics building up, new study shows - WNKY News 40 Television

Micronanoplastics, or microscopic bits of plastic, are building up in people who have plaque in the blood vessels in their neck. According to a study from the American Heart Association, people with fatty neck arteries can have more than 50 times the amount of microplastics than those with arteries free from plaque buildup. A previous study found that people with this issue are significantly more likely to die or to have a non-fatal heart attack…

Study Reveals a Shocking Amount of Plastic in The Arteries of Stroke Patients

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look – including throughout the human body.

People with a build-up of fat plates in the carotid arteries have more micronanoplastics in those neck blood vessels than those with healthy arteries, according to a small sample study.The research has not yet been published in any scientific journal, so its results are preliminary and have been presented at the Vascular Discovery Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association held in Baltimore, United States.According to data, the accumu…

Stroke patients have high levels of microplastics in the plaque clogging their arteries, researchers find

Nanoplastic particles from carotid-artery plaque, with a measurement key at the bottom in nanometers.University of New MexicoMicroplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes.A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why.Tiny, microscopic bits of pla…

Tiny plastic particles found in the blocked arteries of stroke patients

TINY bits of plastic have been discovered in the blocked arteries of stroke sufferers. In new research, scientists found that blocked blood vessels contain 50 times more minuscule bits of plastic compared to healthy arteries. GettyFatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck may contain 50 times more micronanoplastics compared to arteries free of plaque buildup, say researchers[/caption] Getty - ContributorThe highest amounts of micronanoplast…

Microscopic plastic levels far higher in those who suffer strokes, study finds

Patients who suffered strokes, mini-strokes or temporary blindness had levels of "nanoplastic" particles in their necks 51 times higher than healthy subjects, an abstract of a small-scale study released Tuesday shows.