Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are examining the effect on brain health of microplastics and one of the largest sources of microplastics: ...

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

A team of engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology's Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare Center, working with colleagues affiliated with several institutions in South Korea, has developed ...

New research raises doubts about claims of microplastics in the human brain, highlighting contamination risks, testing limits ...

A new study from the University of Rhode Island suggests that microplastics accumulating in the brain might raise the risk of Alzheimer's in people with a genetic predisposition. In tests on mice, ...

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 ...

Microplastics have moved from distant ocean gyres into the most intimate of places: the human brain. A growing body of research now suggests these tiny fragments may not just be passengers in our ...

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 ...