microplastics

Comprehensive review of 3,000 studies reveals widespread health risks from airborne microplastic particles, including cancer and reproductive issues.

Microplastics easily enter and accumulate in the human body, but their health impacts remain elusive.

Research shows that microplastics can be found anywhere—including in heart plaque buildup, which significantly increases risk of heart-related ...

Studies have been showing that microplastics are getting into our bodies. They've been found in human blood, breast ...

Microplastics have, for several decades, invaded our environment and threaten the health of all living organisms on the ...

I am fond of wood, glass, wool, brass, and other natural materials. There is something so luxurious and ...

Amid debates on a global treaty to end plastic pollution, mounting research reveals risks to human health and ...

Researchers found nearly three times more microplastics in human samples than in canine samples in a new study.

Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people.

A recent study found that in 2018 alone, phthalates may have contributed to more than 56,000 preterm births.

More than a century after the invention of the first fully synthetic plastic, we're still ignorant of the ...

The high quantity of nanoplastics found in bottled water has the potential to disrupt the body’s cellular functions, ...

A new study has found microplastics in the majority of commonly consumed protein foods such as seafood, pork, ...

Experts say the new findings add to evidence linking plastics pollution to disease, urge political action to reduce ...

Seemingly everywhere, microplastics are here to stay, polluting our bodies and the environment.

Eve Schaub and her family went from 96 gallons of trash per week to a mere nine—will you ...

Early research shows reason for concern, finding microplastics can cause inflammation and oxidative stress in mice and accumulate ...

Microplastics may be more dangerous than first thought after a new study demonstrated that the substances were not only ...

By Eileen Ogintz From Tribune Content Agency Got your reusable water bottle? That’s one of the easiest things ...

For many Americans, a morning coffee is as habitual as brushing their teeth. You know the routine: Leave ...

Scientists are one step closer to uncovering the true dangers of plastics and determining the reach of the ...

Researchers from the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation and Flinders Institute of NanoScale Science and Engineering have found ...

A new study has detected microplastics in human breast milk for the first time, sparking concerns over the ...

Researchers from Flinders University have detected microplastics in South Australian beach waters and mussels, warning that microplastics are ...

Microplastics can pick up pollution in their travels and pose an even greater threat to human health, according ...

Our public health agencies such as the CDC and NIH, and television medical experts seem unable to address ...

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are linked to cognitive deficits, obesity, diabetes, male and female reproductive dysfunction, birth defects, cardiovascular disease ...