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

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 ...

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

It is in the nose, where there are special nerves, the olfactory nerves, that detect smells. The olfactory nerves run from the inside of the nose, through the skull, and then directly into part of ...

A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open and conducted by included researchers from the University of São Paulo ...

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

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

Microplastics were found in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 human brains at autopsy, a case series showed. A total of 16 ...