Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe.

The olfactory nerves run from the inside of the nose, through the skull, and then directly into part of the brain called the ...

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 ...

Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the ...

Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain's smell ...

Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the plastic we throw away, which ends up in landfill ...

A new study suggests microplastics may travel from the nose to the brain, sparking concerns over their impact on human health ...

Chen says. While there are many possible reasons for a loss of smell, Dr. Chen says the causes often fall into two broad categories (whether you're an older adult or not): "With age, we experience a ...

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

This potential entry point was suggested by researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of São Paulo. It is in the nose, where there are special nerves, the olfactory nerves, that ...

The olfactory bulbs receive information about smells from the nose and send it to the brain by way of the olfactory tracts. ...