As a doctor, I used to tell patients microplastics were "probably fine."

New research in Immunity says otherwise.

Scientists found that polystyrene microplastics accumulate inside your immune cells and cripple their ability to clean up dying cells — a process called efferocytosis that's critical for preventing chronic inflammation.

The mechanism: microplastics trigger a buildup of methylglyoxal (MGO),...
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41742421/