Microplastics Burrow Into Blood Vessels and Fuel Heart Disease

Photo: Microplastics. Photo credit: European Commission (Lukasz Kobus) Audiovisual Service / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (resized). Article by University of California – Riverside. SciTechDaily – December 28, 2025. Research article: Environment International.

New research led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside suggests that routine contact with microplastics — tiny particles released from packaging, clothing, and many plastic products — may speed up atherosclerosis, a condition in which arteries become clogged and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. In this study, the harmful effects appeared only in male mice, offering fresh insight into how microplastics could influence heart health in humans. […]

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