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

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

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

In the ocean, they get into the food chain, and they get into us." The olfactory bulb is one of the most ancient parts of the ...

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

However, the new study suggests that there's "a potential pathway for the translocation of microplastics to the brain" via ...

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

Microplastics infiltrate human bodies, threatening our health. Recent studies suggest widespread environmental contamination.

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

Microplastics have been detected in the smell centre of the human brain for the first time, suggesting the actual quantity of ...

“This study finds that the olfactory pathway is a potential major entry route for plastic into the brain, meaning that ...