March 28, 2024

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Microplastics used in food packaging and paint are found in live human VEINS for the first time

Daily Mail News – Science

Microplastics used in food packaging and paint have been found in human veins.

A new study suggests microplastics can pass through blood vessels to vascular tissue but scientists said it was not clear yet what the implications are for human health.

A team from the University of Hull and Hull York Medical School, with researchers from the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, analysed human saphenous vein tissue taken from patients undergoing heart bypass surgery in a small pilot study.

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