A study has found higher microplastic levels in preterm births, raising concerns about their role in pregnancy complications.

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Bits of plastic smaller than 5 mm long, they are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the Great Lakes. Nearly 22 million pounds of plastic debris enter the lakes each year ...

Researchers also determined that people with dementia had up to 10 times as much plastic in their brains compared to those with healthy brains, but the team in the study noted that additional ...

Researchers also determined that people with dementia had up to 10 times as much plastic in their brains compared to those with healthy brains, but the team in the study noted that additional research ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

When researchers compared those results with 28 brains collected in 2016, they found that levels of micro- and nanoplastics ... dramatically higher amounts of plastics, more than five times ...

The average amount, 4,800 micrograms per gram of microplastics in brain tissue, was found to be equivalent to the amount found in a standard plastic spoon, according to the study. Dr. Stephanie ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.