Tiny fragments of plastic are passing the blood-brain barrier and into human brains, and the amount of microplastics in the ...

Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world's most dangerous pollutants ...

Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse.

Uterine contractions produce transient decreases in blood flow to the placenta, which can lead to interruptions in gas exchange across the placental barrier. Occlusion of one or more of the ...

A new study found microplastics in the liver and kidneys of 52 people who had died – but the brain had the highest proportion of microplastics of all organs studied. The amount of tiny shards of ...

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

Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging, bags, ...

Microplastics have been found in the brain, showing they can cross the blood-brain barrier, and the amounts of the tiny plastic bits inside our bodies appear to be increasing at a rate that reflects ...

The new study, published Feb. 3 in the journal Nature, found that brain samples collected in 2024 contained significantly ...

"The tiny fragments of plastic are passing the blood-brain barrier and into human brains ... Microplastics have been identified in the liver, placenta, blood, testicles, even certain arteries ...

Previous studies have found microplastics in the human placenta, blood, testicles and coronary arteries, but the large ...