School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710129, P. R. of China ...

Summary: Micronanoplastics—tiny plastic particles from environmental sources—were found in much higher concentrations in the arteries of people with plaque-related stroke symptoms compared to those ...

This particular sign could suggest the presence of clogged arteries, a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In a recent piece for the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Professor ...

The posterior communicating artery is located in the back of the head at the back end of the circle of Willis. The circle of Willis is a band of arteries at the base of the brain that connects the ...

Now, a new study is connecting the dots on microplastics' mysterious correlation with heart attack and stroke risk. "There are some microplastics in normal, healthy arteries," Dr. Ross Clark, a ...

Most people have right-dominant hearts—which to a doctor or a researcher means they have an artery that extends from the right side of their hearts to supply oxygenated blood to the back side.

TINY bits of plastic have been discovered in the blocked arteries of stroke sufferers. In new research, scientists found that blocked blood vessels contain 50 times more minuscule bits of plastic ...

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.