New research provides evidence that the brain’s ability to process signals and adapt to new information fluctuates ...

Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. A preprint is a ...

Microplastics could be fueling neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, with a new study highlighting ...

A new study found that brain samples collected in 2024 contained significantly more microplastics than those taken eight years earlier. Adobe stock/HealthDay Tiny microplastics are making their way ...

Plastic is everywhere, including in our brains. According to a preprint in the National Library of Medicine, samples from human brains collected in 2024 contain 50% more plastic than samples collected ...

When a CBS News medical correspondent claimed recently that we’re accumulating a plastic spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains, her colleagues looked horrified, and for good reason. Surely, that much ...

A plastic spoon’s worth of plastic is inside your brain: “Research reveals that human brains contain approximately a spoon's worth of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), with levels 3-5 times ...

Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively impact human health, potentially spiking the risk of some cancers and metabolic ...

“The kind of happiness that the founding fathers of the United States had in mind was what we might call flourishing or good fortune,” Thomas explains. “It's about doing well in life; it's not very ...

Life molds our brains into ever more finely tuned instruments. Stress dulls them. Here's how that works. The newborn emerges from the sensory deprivation chamber of the womb with little if any ...

You now know your brain is plastic and can be influenced by many variables. Dr. Michael Merzenich, often called the Father of Modern Neuroplasticity, outlines the necessary conditions needed for your ...

When a CBS News medical correspondent claimed recently that we’re accumulating a plastic spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains, her colleagues looked horrified, and for good reason. Surely, that much ...