Hacker News with Generative AI: Human Health

Microplastics found in multiple human organ tissues correlated with lesions (phys.org)
Research led by Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China has performed a metadata investigation into the presence of microplastics in humans. They report a concerning relationship between micro and nanoplastic (MNP) concentrations in damaged tissues and links with multiple health conditions.

Microplastics, Human Health, Science, Environment, Research

51 points by mikhael 18 days ago | 15 comments

Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too? (quantamagazine.org)
The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.

Microbiology, Neuroscience, Vertebrates, Human Health

334 points by rbanffy 46 days ago | 130 comments

Space may be worse for humans than thought (economist.com)
Space is not a very hospitable place.

Space Exploration, Science, Human Health

9 points by bookofjoe 77 days ago | 2 comments

'Vegetarian' salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish (phys.org)
Salmon are natural carnivores. In the wild, they eat insects, insect larvae, small herring, crustaceans, and animal plankton. However, in farming, salmon are also fed seafood-based feed, making production dependent on resource-intensive fishmeal and fish oil.

Sustainable Food, Aquaculture, Animal Welfare, Human Health, Nutrition

8 points by PaulHoule 84 days ago | 0 comments

Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains (nlm.nih.gov)

Microplastics, Pollution, Human Health, Science

131 points by apsec112 149 days ago | 153 comments

PFAS can be absorbed through human skin (theconversation.com)

PFAS, Human Health, Science, Environmental Health

6 points by meristohm 173 days ago | 1 comments

Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans (arstechnica.com)

Bird Flu, Health, Disease, Animal Health, Human Health

48 points by speckx 185 days ago | 30 comments

PFAS Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge (2021) (wiley.com)