In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Meme coins, which are frequently promoted through viral social media campaigns, cater to this desire. According to research, anticipating a reward activates the same brain regions as the actual ...

The average brain may contain a spoonful of plastic, a new study suggests. The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney. A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 breast cancer patients than previously believed. The study suggests ... Route of Entry for Semliki ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into human brains — with potentially dangerous effects on people’s health and mental acuity. A paper published Monday in Nature ...

Feb. 4, 2025 – Microplastics have been found in the brain, showing they can cross the blood-brain barrier, and the amounts of the tiny plastic bits inside our bodies appear to be increasing at a ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

Your brain is 99.5% brain tissue — but the rest? Plastic. That’s the unsettling takeaway from a new study co-lead by Matthew Campen, who found microplastics in human brains at far higher ...