People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries.

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels ...

New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Research HighlightsA small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more ...

Plaque, the fatty deposits that can narrow the carotid artery, may cause a stroke. People unknowingly eat and drink micronanoplastics from plastic waste broken down and collected in the soil and ...

These age-matched donors had died of any cause and did not have carotid artery blockage. The researchers also compared plaques with low vs. high amounts of micronanoplastics on inflammation ...

TINY bits of plastic have been discovered in the blocked arteries of stroke sufferers. In new research, scientists found that ...