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Letters: Joe Yates, Prof Philip J Landrigan, Prof Jennifer Kirwan and Prof Jamie Davies respond to an article on doubts raised about studies on microplastics in the human body

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending far into the distance. Except, as we drove out of the mountains, I could…

You might think that the human body has many holes, but that number shrinks when you stop to consider what counts as a hole.

A marathon pushes the human body close to its limits. Legs tire, lungs burn and the heart works hard for hours on end. For years, that strain has raised an uncomfortable question: does running 26 miles actually damage the heart?

Some people believe we know everything about such thing as our body, since we study biology at school, read books, and watch popular videos on YouTube. Well, this is far from being true. The human body is the true treasury of unknown facts and incredible discoveries. We’re literally made of…

Common sense literally screams that while planning some really big things, like having a baby, every minor factor should be taken into account. But, alas, as we can see, many parents-to-be actually neglect this important rule. This woman recently sent her youngest kid to school and expected to have some…

Even when we think we’ve got ourselves all figured out, the human body loves to prove otherwise. Researchers keep uncovering strange, clever, and downright surprising details about how we tick. Dive into these fascinating mind-and-body facts, upvote your favorites, and see if any change the way you think about, well……

Weight remains a matter of dispute because society believes that weight control depends solely on individual willpower. The human body operates according to multiple rules that most people remain unaware of, and these rules create enduring misconceptions that are difficult to modify. The way people understand weight loss and body…

The human body contains numerous enigmatic elements that scientists have not been able to explain through simple explanations. The most confusing patterns exist in plain sight, although scientists have not established their origins. The strange medical discoveries reveal the limitations of our current understanding while demonstrating that large parts of…