OTTAWA, Canada — Microplastics aren’t just polluting our oceans and landscapes; they’re infiltrating our bodies. Scientists ...

A shocking amount plastic has found its way into our brains, research finds. In a new paper, scientists report that brain samples taken from cadavers had an average of 0.48% of their weight made up of ...

New research suggests microplastics from ultra-processed foods may accumulate in the brain, potentially fueling rates of depression and dementia. One study estimates the human brain may contain ...

The study, led by researchers from the University of New Mexico, looked at dozens of samples of post-mortem liver and brain tissues taken from both men and women in 2016 and 2024. It found that in ...

A plastic spoon’s worth of plastic is inside your brain: “Research reveals that human brains contain approximately a spoon's worth of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), with levels 3-5 times ...

A plastic spoon’s worth of plastic is inside your brain: “Research reveals that human brains contain approximately a spoon's worth of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), with levels 3-5 times ...

Accumulations of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in the brain rose from 2016 to 2024 and were found in higher levels in the brain than in other organs, new research suggested. In a trial that ...

Research points to the potential health repercussions of microplastics. Now, a study seeks to explain how these nanoparticles enter the human brain (of which up to a “spoonful” may be present!) and ...

Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...