{"id":934369,"date":"2026-10-20T01:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934369\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:14:10","slug":"new-research-shows-how-microplastics-and-water-interactions-could-lead-to-cell-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934369\/","title":{"rendered":"New research shows how microplastics and water interactions could lead to cell damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By The Columbian<\/p>\n

Published: October 19, 2026, 9:28am<\/p>\n

Updated: October 19, 2026, 3:30pm<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Scientists have found microplastics in virtually every part of the human body. Yet many questions remain about what exactly these infinitesimal flecks of synthetic polymers do to human health, and how they might cause disease.<\/p>\n

A new paper looking at the chemical reactions between water and disintegrating plastic offers a potential hypothesis for how microplastics might make us sick.<\/p>\n

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