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Stroke patients have high levels of microplastics in the plaque clogging their arteries, researchers find
Microplastics discovered in life-threatening arterial plaque are associated with strokes. A new study found altered gene ...
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Micro-nano-plastics found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck
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 ...
Tiny plastic particles found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck
People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels ...
Plaque buildup in the necks of stroke survivors may be loaded with microplastics
Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the ...
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Carotid artery plaque contains elevated micronanoplastics
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.
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Microplastics Detected in Neck Artery Plaque
Research HighlightsA small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more ...
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Plaque buildup in the necks of stroke survivors may be loaded with microplastics
Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the highest amounts found in fatty buildup in the arteries of stroke ...