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Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles
NPR· 2 hours agoThe University of New Mexico researchers developed a quality control process to protect the samples from being accidentally exposed to microplastics as much as possible. Campen says there's ...
The cicadas in Illinois are here: Five facts to know
CBS News· 2 days agoCicadas have started popping out of the soil in the Chicago area and across Illinois. For the first time in 17 years, trillions of periodical cicadas are...
Microplastics discovered in human and dog testes
AOL· 4 hours agoResearchers have located one more anatomical organ where microplastics — of all shapes and constituents — are found: human testes. In 2022, a team of researchers published ...
Study finds microplastics in every male subject’s reproductive organs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoDr. Ranjith Ramasamy, an expert in reproductive urology, told Business Insider that if microplastics...
Studies Reveal Cell-by-Cell Changes Caused When Pig Hearts and Kidneys are Transplanted into Humans
CBS 47 Fresno· 22 hours agoSurgical teams at NYU Langone Health performed the world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplants into a human body in September and November ...
Scientists Discover Microplastics Abound in Human Testicles | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 2 hours agoIn a finding that suggests microplastics may pose a special danger to men, a new study has shown...
Pig-to-human transplants condemned as "cruel and dangerous" after death
Newsweek· 7 days agoOn March 16, Richard "Rick" Slayman, 62, received the genetically modified organ at Mass General...
Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 17 hours ago“These plastics are often nano-scale, typically less than half a micron in length and maybe like 20...
UF med students: Microplastics are a microscopic menace to Florida and coastal residents
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe human body is made up of 70% water, but how much is made up of plastic? According to a 2019...
Microplastics have been found in human testicles. Now what?
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNew research suggests microplastics have crossed a unique blood barrier in human testicles. An...