New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...

Finding microplastics in human body parts is not new ... "I certainly don’t feel comfortable with this much plastic in my ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

(CNN) – A new study found human ... single-use plastic like grocery bags and utensils. Experts also say to use metal or glass cups for drinking instead of plastic ones. ‘It’s sad. We’re paying our ...

The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...

The average brain may contain a spoonful of plastic, a new study suggests. The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased ... He didn't think people should make dramatic ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy ... “More than half of all plastic ever made has been made since 2002 and production is on track to double by 2040,” said Landrigan ...

(CNN) – A new study found human brain samples contain an entire plastic spoon’s worth of nanoplastics. The study was published on Monday in the “Nature Medicine” journal. Researchers ...