Stroke patients have high levels of microplastics in the plaque clogging their arteries, researchers find

Nanoplastic particles from carotid-artery plaque, with a measurement key at the bottom in nanometers.

University of New Mexico

• Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes.
• A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.
• Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why.

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have...