Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A new laboratory study indicates that cigarette smoke exposure makes airway cells significantly more susceptible to damage from nanoplastics. This research highlights a dangerous synergy between common environmental pollutants and smoking-related lung injury.
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