Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study finds that microplastics disturb the delicate balance of the human gut (Getty/iStock) The study, unveiled at the UEG ...

There’s nothing appetizing about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. Microplastics — plastic debris under 5 millimeters (mm) long — are ubiquitous, found everywhere from food packaging and ...

4/14/25 (LAPost.com) — Microplastics have always been debated, but scientists have now found them in the human brain, according to new studies. They also found potential links between microplastics ...

Microplastics continue appearing in various parts of people's bodies, indicating widespread contamination that leaves no organ, muscle, or tissue safe. Scientists alarmed after discovering ...

Scientists found microplastics in all examined human brains in a recent study, with highest levels discovered in dementia ...

Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...

Lawmakers in both chambers have introduced legislation to require the Food and Drug Administration to study the impacts of microplastics on human health. H.R. 4486 and S. 2353 seek to understand the ...

LSU scientists developed an eco-friendly foam from a fatty acid found in castor oil that can remove a wide variety of microplastics from water.

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...