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

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia Minderoo Centre − Plastics and Human Health, ...

With microplastics now permeating our food and our bodies, researchers are keen to assess the potential damage these tiny fragments could be doing.

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

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

Previous studies have shown that microplastic and nanoplastic particles can induce inflammation and other negative effects in the body.

The protective cells accumulated microplastics, instead of digesting them, and then the damaged cells clumped up in the brain ...

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

Although it is still unclear if plastics could cause similar blockages in humans, the new analysis is concerning as a growing ...

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

Though microplastics and nanoplastics are small (less than 5 millimeters and 1 micrometer, respectively), they significantly ...