Nanoplastics reach breast milk and the interior of cells: how do they affect health? | Health & Wellness

In 2022, a team led by Marja H. Lamoree of the Free University of Amsterdam published some disturbing results. Using a new analytical method on blood samples from 22 volunteers, they found that 77% had plastic particles. If these particles are transported by cells of the immune system, the researchers said, we should ask ourselves … Read more

Lying (a lot) can affect your self-esteem | Health & Wellness

In 2020, three researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) asked how lying affects our self-esteem to shed light on an issue full of questions. Does deliberate falsehood impact those evaluations we all make of ourselves? Does it make us feel like worse people? Does it leave us indifferent? “We found it interesting and paradoxical … Read more