a team led by University of New Mexico toxicologist and professor of pharmaceutical sciences Matthew Campen concluded that the average brain now contains the equivalent of one plastic spoon ...

Bengaluru: The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher concentrations in the human brain than in other organs, a new study ...

A new study published in Nature Medicine suggests that these plastic bits are more concentrated in the brain than in the liver or kidneys. Scientists do not yet know how this affects human ...

Brain samples from individuals with dementia contained up to ten times more plastic than those without the condition. This startling finding underscores the pervasive nature of plastic pollution ...

Plastic pollution now a human health crisis, study warns of brain impact. “This really changes the landscape. It makes it so much more personal,” says lead researcher Matthew Campen ...

(Reuters) - The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher concentrations in the human brain than in other organs, a new ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A brain network model has been developed to predict when individuals will feel surprised, based on neuroimaging data. This model, which tracks fluctuations in ...

New research shows that the concentration of microplastics in our bodies has grown as global plastic production has increased The study looked at brain, liver and kidney tissue from cadavers The ...

The average brain may contain a spoonful of plastic, a new study suggests. The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...

However, studying the impact of microplastics on the brain could inform how we manufacture the next generation of medical devices—for example, swapping out plastic casings for other biocompatible ...