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Honeybee stingers, microplastics and postmenopausal ovaries
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Honeybee stingers, microplastics and postmenopausal ovaries

So, this Science Quickly roundup explores honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new research on postmenopausal ovaries. A study of ovarian tissue from 28 women found that these organs continue to change long after egg production ends, with older samples showing more proteins linked to inflammation and immune activity. Researchers also found that microplastics can generate reactive molecules when exposed to water, and that this chemistry increases as plastic fragments get smaller. The health effects still need to be understood, but these findings open up fascinating new questions.
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