Microplastics are inescapable. These miniscule plastic particles have been found at ancient archaeological sites, in freshly ...

Microplastics have been found in brain tissue above the nose, suggesting a likely passageway for microscopic plastic shards ...

Microplastics can invade the olfactory bulb of the human nose, which transmits smells to the brain, a new study found.

Microplastics infiltrate human bodies, threatening our health. Recent studies suggest widespread environmental contamination.

Many might remember last year's research from URI showing that microplastics breached the blood barrier to the brain of lab ...

The way it's structured, bilingual brains are more capable of improved attention, intelligence, and better verbal and spatial ...

Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the ...

Neuroplasticity is key to brain health, facilitating learning and recovery while combating age-related cognitive decline and ...

Scientists have found microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of over half of the human brains they examined, suggesting that ...

However, the new study suggests that there's "a potential pathway for the translocation of microplastics to the brain" via ...

Emily Jacobs’ lab at UC Santa Barbara have shed light on this understudied area with the first-ever map of a human brain over ...

Seniors who engaged in memory strategies two hours a week had enduring thinking benefits, a new study suggests.