They’re everywhere: In our water, our food, our cosmetics, and even inside our bodies. Microplastics — teeny, tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimeters in size — and nanoplastics (even teenier ...

Scientists are examining the effect on brain health of microplastics and one of the largest sources of microplastics: ultra-processed foods. Earlier this year, scientists discovered that there is ...

Microplastics have moved from distant ocean gyres into the most intimate of places: the human brain. A growing body of research now suggests these tiny fragments may not just be passengers in our ...

Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse. The new study, published Monday in the journal Nature, found that brain samples ...

Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Mounting research over the last few years has ...

It feels like every few months, microplastics are cropping up someplace else they don’t belong: testicles, placentas, carotid artery plaque, lungs. These infinitesimally small plastic particles, which ...

A team of engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology's Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare Center, working with colleagues affiliated with several institutions in South Korea, has developed ...

Neurological enhancement is a fast-growing area of interest for many individuals. The neurological and physical enhancement market is expected to reach $86 billion by 2028. Worldwide, people are ...

Scientists have developed tiny, microscopic robots with the capability to swim through the bloodstream, enter the brain, and deliver therapeutic payloads to brain tumors. Two biotech companies, ...

Professor Jai-ick Yoh's research team from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Hyung-Jin Choi's team from Seoul National University's College of Medicine, has ...

The brain mechanisms underlying the suppression of fear responses have attracted a lot of attention as they are relevant for therapy of human anxiety disorders. Despite our broad understanding of the ...

WAALRE, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VIVOLTA, the medical electrospinning solutions provider, has signed a long-term partnership with Neurochase, the CNS (central nervous system) delivery platform ...