The brain may contain higher -- and more significant -- amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Mexico Health ...

Stem cells differentiated into brain and neural organoids may help scientists understand both brain development and ...

Scientists analyzing human tissues across five decades found substantial aging changes between ages 45 and 55, particularly in cardiovascular system and blood vessels.

As plastic breaks down over time, it degrades into smaller and smaller bits ‒ eventually small enough to slip inside the human body. Most of the plastics the scientists found in brain, kidney ...

Research on microplastics in the body is still new, and whether these microscopic bits of plastic can pass through the blood-brain barrier in humans is still a big question.

Another difficulty is that while emotional research in non-human animals can measure brain activity, physiological reactions, and behavior, these studies cannot tell us how the research subjects feel.

The researchers behind the printed tissue described their accomplishment in a paper published Feb. 1 in the journal Cell Stem Cell. They hope it will complement other models of the human brain ...

Science See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created Explore the tiny 'pizza slice' down to the neuron. Lauren Leffer May 9, 2024 2:00 PM EDT ...

In the human body, they’ve shown up in blood, baby poop, placentas and lungs. Now, scientists have also discovered the tiny pollutants in brain tissue, specifically the olfactory bulb that sits ...

Microplastics are polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) down to 1/25,000th of an inch (1 micrometer). Anything smaller is a nanoplastic that must be measured in ...