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Eating from #plastic #takeout containers can increase #heartfailure risk – study
A new study suggests that frequent consumption of food from plastic takeout containers significantly increases the risk of congestive heart failure due to gut biome changes that trigger inflammation and circulatory damage.
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f

The Guardian · Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase heart failure risk – studyBy Tom Perkins

Scientists develop patch that can repair damaged hearts

“which has the potential to stabilise and strengthen the heart muscle.

The patches are made from cells taken from blood and "reprogrammed” to act as stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body.
In the case of the patches, these cells are turned into heart muscle and connective tissue cells."

Further work is needed.
theguardian.com/science/2025/j

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The Guardian · ‘Groundbreaking’: scientists develop patch that can repair damaged heartsBy Nicola Davis