Microplastics Detected in Human Bones: Is It Related to Osteoporosis?

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Plastic waste no longer only chokes the oceans and pollutes food, but has unstoppably entered our bodies, reaching one of the most protected tissues - human bones.

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Mundo, Oct 02, 2025 (ATB Digital).- The results of recent scientific research suggest that microplastic particles could influence the weakening of bones, by altering the functioning of stem cells present in the bone marrow. This finding poses a new environmental factor to consider in the study of osteoporosis, a disease characterized by progressive loss of bone density and resistance. According to an analysis published in the journal Osteoporosi…