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The Air You Breathe Is Full of Microplastics
A 2026 critical review documents how airborne microplastics affect human respiratory health through inhalation exposure.
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Inhaling Nanoplastics Causes Lung Scarring
A 2026 study found inhaled polystyrene nanoplastics cause fibrotic lesions in the lungs through immune and energy system disruption.
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Microplastics Are Making Lung Disease Worse
A 2026 study in EMBO Molecular Medicine found microplastics act as environmental modifiers that worsen existing lung diseases.
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Styrene Is Leaching From Your Takeout Containers Into Food
A 2026 study documents how styrene migrates from polystyrene food containers into your food, especially with heat.
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"Safer" Plasticizers Are Toxic to the Placenta Too
A 2026 review found alternative plasticizers, marketed as safer DEHP replacements, are toxic to placental tissue.
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Largest US Study Yet Links PFAS to Gestational Diabetes
The ECHO cohort, one of the largest US pregnancy studies, links PFAS exposure during pregnancy to gestational diabetes risk.
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PFAS Leaves a Metabolic Fingerprint That Predicts Diabetes
A 2026 cohort study found prenatal PFAS exposure creates specific metabolic signatures linked to gestational diabetes subtypes.
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PFAS Chemicals Are Triggering Gestational Diabetes
A 2026 case-control study found PFAS disrupts PPAR and L-FABP pathways, linking forever chemicals to gestational diabetes.
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PFAS Levels in Babies Are Higher Than We Thought
A 2026 modeling study found PFAS transfers from mother to baby through placenta and breastmilk, building up in early life.
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Microplastics May Be Driving Liver Cancer
A 2026 review details how microplastic exposure triggers molecular pathways that lead to liver tumor development.
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Your Vegetables Are Full of Microplastics
A 2026 study found microplastics are absorbed by vegetables from soil and water, entering the food chain before harvest.
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PET Plastic Microplastics Are Damaging Your Aorta
A 2026 study found PET microplastics strip the protective lining of blood vessels and cause early structural damage to the aorta.
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