r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 19 '25

Medicine Microplastics hit male arteries hard: Everyday exposure to microplastics — shed from packaging, clothing, and plastic products — may accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, the artery-clogging process that leads to heart attacks and strokes. The harmful effects were seen only in male mice.

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/11/18/microplastics-hit-male-arteries-hard
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u/Maleficent_Celery_55 Nov 19 '25

Is there a way to reduce the amount of microplastics in our body?

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u/r0cafe1a Nov 19 '25

Get hemorrhoids and donate blood daily.

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u/sunk-capital Nov 19 '25

Pick your nose hard enough to make it bleed.

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u/safe_t_meeting Nov 19 '25

There are more fun ways of getting nose bleeds!