Air and Water Quality

7+ hour, 19+ min ago   (235+ words) As science looks deeper into how tiny plastic pollutants affect the human body, top doctors are working to understand what this means for heart and vessel health. Dr RC Sreekumar, president of the Vascular Society of India and chairman and…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (181+ words) This internal exposure can severely damage the delicate lining of blood vessels known as the endothelium. Healthy endothelial cells maintain vascular tone, control blood flow, and prevent inappropriate clotting. When this inner layer suffers oxidative harm, its ability to expand…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (666+ words) Tiny plastic particles have become one of the most pervasive contaminants on Earth, turning up everywhere from the deepest ocean trenches to the air over remote mountain ranges, and increasingly inside our own bodies....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1276+ words) Long before you notice a cough or fatigue, unseen particles are embedding in your lungs and triggering changes linked to far more serious outcomes....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (418+ words) Microplastics have been found in the deepest reaches of the ocean and throughout the human body Lung cancer patients have been found to have greater amounts of microplastics in their lungs than people without the disease, scientists have discovered. 50 patients…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (168+ words) Microplastics may be accumulating in human lungs more extensively than previously understood, with a new study finding that people with lung cancer were more likely to have detectable plastic particles and heavier microplastic loads than those without the disease. Researchers…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (290+ words) Originally from the U.K., Elana has a Master's degree in Biological Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. She worked for several years in the biotechnology industry, initially in the labs, before transitioning into writing. Over the last 17 years, Elana has…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (799+ words) Oncology Central is part of Taylor & Francis Group. People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to research from the European Respiratory Society (ERS)…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (237+ words) The Tide, one of Houston’s premier peptide clinics, officially opened its doors along Grand Boulevard on Aug. 15, Founder Eran Weinberg confirmed. At The Tide, patient programming follows a structured clinical pathway supervised and conducted by licensed physicians. Treatments begin with…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1035+ words) Clear aligners, retainers, composites, and routine chairside procedures have more in common than you might think. Learn what microplastics could mean for everyday dentistry. By Genni Burkhart, Editor According to a June report released by Ocean Conservancy, nearly 9 in 10 Americans…...