Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

A new study has revealed that the number of microplastics found in the human brain has increased by 50% since 2016 - and that ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples ...

New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...

Levels of microplastics in the brain have shot up 50% in just eight years, according to samples tested by researchers in New ...

A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard ...

As plastic breaks down over time, it degrades into smaller and smaller bits ‒ eventually small enough to slip inside the human body. Most of the plastics the scientists found in brain ...