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Microplastics may be doing more than passing through the human body. In a new study, researchers found these particles in every human bile sample they tested and showed that prolonged low-dose ...

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Worms reduce inflammation only on high-fiber diets; low fiber disables their benefits and disrupts gut health.

A new study has found that microplastics have been found in bile. Here is what this means for your body and why it should matter to you.

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A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot ...