Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...

Microplastics, according to Harvard Medicine, are tiny particles that break off of plastic as it degrades. And while more ...

To dig deeper, we spoke with a family physician about what counts as a "safe" level of microplastics, which foods they hide ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

The rise of plastic is numbered in a context in which there is more and more waste on the planet. The most dangerous, according to experts in the field, are the microplastics found ...

Credit: iStock Microplastics in the body increase the risk of heart disease, hormonal disbalance and more. While the research ...

While drinking water from plastic bottles isn’t acutely dangerous, more and more microplastics are being ingested by humans.

The levels of microplastics and nanoplastics up to five times higher in brains belonging to those with dementia, according to ...

Campen's brain study found that there are more traces of plastic in our brains than in our livers and kidneys. It turns out that plastics are attracted to fatty tissue. Campen says he doesn't do much ...

A 2024 study found that boiling water can quickly and effectively rid home drinking supplies of microplastics. Researchers found that boiling and filtering tap water could reduce the presence of ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...