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According to Rutgers University scientists who study factors that cause low-birth-weight babies, inhaled nanoparticles—human-made specks so small they cannot be seen in conventional microscopes and found in thousands of everyday products—can cross a natural, protective layer that normally protects fetuses.
Inhaled submicroscopic particles escape from the lungs and can cross the placenta, scientists studying factors that produce low-birth-weight babies found.
Inhaling harmful nanoparticulates - that are less than 100 nanometers wide and found in sunscreens to pharmaceuticals to sports equipment - during pregnancy can escape lungs and enter the placenta and lead to low birth weight in babies, finds a ...
Small unseen particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage the cardiovascular system of the unborn baby and delay its growth and development, according to a study unveiled Monday.
Published: 25 February 2021 GRONINGEN – New research suggests that the presence of textile microfibres in human lungs could make it difficult for the body to recover from respiratory infections and viruses, such as COVID-19. Academics at Groningen University, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory exposed air sac organoids (serving as miniature lungs) to both nylon and polyester over two weeks, finding them to be detrimental to lung tissue regeneration. It follows research published last year by King’s College London, whic...