Microplastics research faces standardization challenges as viral headlines about "plastic in your brain" overshadow ...

A recent study published by Portland State University discovered a variety of microplastics in 180 out of 182 tested seafood ...

If plastic pollution continues to worsen in the region, its people could face a wide range of health issues, medical experts ...

They found much higher levels of microplastics in the 2024 brain tissue, on average, than in the 2016 brain tissue, ...

Microplastics have also been linked to anxiety and depression, though it’s still unknown why. Scientists generally agree that microplastics floating across the blood-brain barrier can cause damage or ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics range from mountain peaks to brain cells, raising urgent questions regarding their impact on human health.

Climate Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows. A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their concentrations are rising.

Your brain is 99.5% brain tissue — but the rest? Plastic. That’s the unsettling takeaway from a new study co-lead by Matthew Campen, who found microplastics in human brains at far higher ...

Two new studies have described the ways in which tiny microplastics can end up in humans' organs and even in the brains of mice. One of the studies, published in Environmental Health Perspectives ...

MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain. Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 ...

You probably have microplastics in your brain: study By . Alexandra Klausner. Published April 16, 2024, 9:14 a.m. ET. Microplastics leave the gut and travel to other organs, scientists found.

Microplastics have been discovered in human follicular fluid and semen, according to new research, raising concerns about ...