Finding microplastics in human body parts is not new: Scientists have uncovered the minuscule waste products in human blood, lungs, brains, hearts and testicles. But a new study, published Monday in ...

Despite its importance, the heart is one of the few tissues in the human body that can't repair damage very well – or at ...

Hidden inside every organ, microscopic fibers form a scaffolding that quietly shapes how we move, think, and heal. For the first time, scientists have produced detailed maps of these fiber webs across ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that human heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack. The study reveals ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall, cadaver ...

New research shows that the concentration of microplastics in our bodies has grown as global plastic production has increased The study looked at brain, liver and kidney tissue from cadavers The ...

Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in ...