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TOI Health News Morning Briefing| Diabetes drug can reduce blood cancer risk, FLiRT COVID cases cross 300 mark in India, microplastics found in human testicle, desi mango pickle has potential health benefits you might not have heard of, and more

Study finds harmful microplastics in every single human testicle

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of New Mexico has identified 12 types of microplastics in human testes. Published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, the study underscores the "potential consequences for male fertility." The testes analyzed were collected from post mortems performed in 2016, with the men ranging in age from 16 to 88 at the time of their death.

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