Microplastics are burrowing into our brains with unknown consequences for human health, a new study has found. Every day, ...

A new study has found that the human brain contains a higher concentration of microplastics than other organs and the amount ...

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Eric Carnes, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said microplastics are "ubiquitous" in the environment and our bodies.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico are raising concern in a new study showing there is the equivalent of a spoonful of plastic in our brains.

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A recent study found that our brains contain an alarming amount of microplastics, even when compared to samples from within the decade.

On Monday, a group of scientists released findings based on examinations of postmortem samples from dozens of people who died between 1997 and 2024.