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Microplastics can cause malignant changes in lung cells

by Medical University of Vienna edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139129 Although the respiratory system is one of the main entry points for microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) from the air into the body, little is known about the effects of these tiny particles on the lungs. Researchers at MedUni […]

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Rare lung cells trigger rapid repair after smoke or virus exposure in mice—a similar pathway may exist in humans

by Stanford University Medical Center edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like those in wildfire smoke or respiratory viruses, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found. A similar process occurs in

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