Peer-reviewed research reports the first human proof-of-concept evidence of a technology intentionally designed to ...

It's no secret: when we savor a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we're not just consuming valuable omega-3s and vitamin D. Alongside these benefits come less appetizing ...

FSSAI requests Madras High Court to reconsider warning on micro/nano plastics in food, citing inconclusive research and potential public panic.

While the human body can naturally clear some microplastic particles, there is no clinically validated method for ...

Tiny plastic particles may accumulate at higher levels in the human brain than in the kidney and liver, with greater concentrations detected in postmortem samples from 2024 than in those from 2016, ...

Microplastics have been found in the lungs, liver, blood, and heart. Now, researchers report they have found the first evidence of the substances in human brains. In a recent case series study that ...

Researchers at Capital Medical University in Beijing examined brain tissue from 118 donors and detected micro- or nanoplastics in essentially every sample. The team reported a median of 50.3 ...

The tiny plastic particles contaminating our air, water, and food have now been found deep inside human bones—and they’re a health concern, researchers warn in an analysis of 62 studies. Health care ...

Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not yet clear how harmful they are to our health, some researchers are sounding ...

In recent years, we've become painfully aware that microplastics are everywhere—in our oceans, food, and even the air we breathe. But now, scientists have made a fascinating and unsettling discovery: ...

For decades, we’ve known that plastic pollution is everywhere — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil beneath our feet. But scientists have now uncovered something far more personal: ...