Prior studies have found microplastics in lungs, placentas and testes — but the most common spot for them may be even more ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...

Researchers analyzed 91 brain samples from deceased individuals, finding plastic particles in all, with higher concentrations ...

The study also found that the risk from losing smell was similar to that of carrying the APOE-e4 gene, which is a well-known ...

Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years.

In a randomized clinical trial, giving the clot-busting medication alteplase up to 24 hours after stroke symptoms first appeared increased the odds of better recovery by 50% compared to those who ...

People diagnosed with dementia have up to 10 times more microplastics present in their brains than those without the ...

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

By analyzing the brains of 52 dead patients, scientists were able to visualize how microplastics amass inside us ...

Stroke survivors were more likely to have little or no disability after 90 days if a clot was removed from a large brain artery followed by the injection of the clot-dissolving medication tenecteplase ...

In a recent study of 35 World Trade Center first responders in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, lead author Sean Clouston, ...

In a human cell-based brain model, repetitive physical injuries reactivate the common virus, Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), ...