Scientists are examining the effect on brain health of microplastics and one of the largest sources of microplastics: ultra-processed foods. Earlier this year, scientists discovered that there is ...

They’re everywhere: In our water, our food, our cosmetics, and even inside our bodies. Microplastics — teeny, tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimeters in size — and nanoplastics (even teenier ...

Recent studies have successively reported the discovery of microplastics and nanoplastics throughout our bodies. This ...

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight ...

For the first time, scientists have used real-time imaging to track tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the brain blood vessels of mice. In experiments, the international team of ...

New research highlights how specific dietary staples act as "neuro-toxins," triggering brain inflammation and accelerating cognitive decline over time.

Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes and proteins that keep neurons strong. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

In 2004, science crossed a quiet line. Researchers confirmed that tiny scraps of plastic were not just drifting in oceans but entering living bodies. Two decades later, that discovery feels less like ...

Earlier this year, scientists discovered that there is about as much microplastics in the brain as a whole plastic spoon. The paper, published in Nature Medicine in February, revealed that the amount ...