By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth ... As plastic breaks down over time, it ...

A recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

The idea of the Kiri spoon comes from this problem statement, and hence team led by Losey from Virginia Tech teamed up with ...

By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon ... bits ‒ eventually small enough to slip inside ...

Every month, it seems, a new paper comes out declaring that microplastics have invaded another realm of our body: They’re in ...

The brain is the most well-protected organ in the human body, but it has a surprisingly high amount of microplastic pollution, according to a study published in Nature Medicine on Monday.

"There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined," the study's lead author said Getty Researchers have found there's a spoon-sized amount of microplastics in the human brain.

(CNN) – A new study found human brain samples contain an entire plastic spoon’s worth of nanoplastics. The study was published on Monday in the “Nature Medicine” journal. Researchers ...