A new study identified the tiny pollutants in the olfactory bulbs of eight cadavers, suggesting microplastics can travel ...

Our microplastics problem isn't going away. These tiny fragments of plastic pollution have previously shown up in our lungs, ...

Microplastics continue to be found in some concerning parts of the human body. A new study published Sept. 16 in the JAMA ...

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Researchers have identified microplastics in the human olfactory bulb, highlighting a potential pathway for these particles ...

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

For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain.Researchers in Germa ...

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

The threads and microplastic pieces were discovered in the olfactory bulb, the part of the nose responsible for detecting odors that sits at the base of the brain. “Once present in this ...

The latest research looked at a part of the brain called the olfactory bulb, which processes information about smell. Humans have two olfactory bulbs, one above each nasal cavity. Connecting the ...