Common cholesterol drug may remove PFAS and microplastics from blood, study finds

Researchers have unexpectedly found that a common cholesterol-lowering medication may also remove PFAS "forever chemicals" and microplastics from human blood. The discovery surprised the scientists themselves, who described it as "unexpected." The finding could open a new avenue for addressing environmental pollutants that have accumulated widely in human bodies.

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