by attaching themselves to tiny microplastic particles less than 5 millimetres long, while staying infectious. They tested two kinds of viruses -- those that have a covering around them (like flu ...

While scientists aren't entirely sure how microplastic consumption affects human health on a wide scale, recent research has revealed that plastic pollution can influence the survival of viruses ...

Researchers tested two types of viruses those with an envelope ... Researchers said that this microplastic came predominantly from packaging and while its impact on health is being studied ...

Viruses on their own are not ‘alive’ in ... Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The research ‒ led by ...

Microplastic contamination seems more widespread than we perhaps knew, and they are regularly being ingested by people worldwide. 'Most concerning is how little is known about the effects of ...

MICROPLASTICS, small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are everywhere. They have penetrated our food chain. Even the deepest part of the oceans has ...

Microplastic (MP) contamination is a worldwide concern. Despite this, there is no standard method for assessing MP concentrations in rivers, which are the main entry points of MPs into oceans.

Michiel Vos, a microbiologist at the University of Exeter in England, had sunk five different types of plastic as a test. He ...

All of their stool samples were found to contain microplastic particles ... and aid transmission of toxins and harmful bugs or viruses, according to gastroenterologists. Lead researcher Dr ...

Biofilms on marine plastics can also harbor parasites, viruses, and toxic algae ... parasites and plastics outside the lab. That microplastic pollution appears to be a breeding ground for ...

Research shows that viruses tend to spread more easily at lower temperatures and in a dry climate. Under those conditions, smaller amounts of vitamin D are generated during the coldest winter months.

Usually, childhood hepatitis is caused by an infection from one of the hepatitis viruses (such as hepatitis A or hepatitis C). But although children were presenting with elevated levels of ...