A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed artery-clogging plaques from over 250 patients and found ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

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Microplastics have been found to travel to the brain, causing blockages and deteriorating cognitive functions. Recent studies ...

“Nanoscale plastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, [but] how [microplastics] cause brain functional irregularities ...

Plastic is everywhere, from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers. Now we know it’s also in our bodies. MPR News ...

Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can ...

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health.

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...

Trapped immune cells laden with microplastics starve the brain of oxygen—mouse study links vascular blockages to memory loss ...

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Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists worry about the potential health effects too.