There’s nothing appetizing about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. Microplastics — plastic debris under 5 millimeters (mm) long — are ubiquitous, found everywhere from food packaging and ...

Small fragments of plastic were found in 9 out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in nearby noncancerous tissue, a new study finds. The small, single-center ...

A review study conducted by Brazilian researchers found growing evidence that microplastics can reach and build up in human bone tissue, potentially disrupting bone metabolism. Lab and animal studies ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? From ocean shores to grocery stores, plastic is all around us. Scientists are ...

A recent study of pigs has found that microplastics made from PET, a common plastic used in bottles and containers, may interfere with pancreatic function and are linked to diabetes and other ...

Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — have been detected in human organs and tissues, raising concerns about inflammation, heart disease, and more. Scientists estimate there ...

Indoor microplastics from textiles, dust, and food can accumulate in the human gut, disrupting microbiota and causing inflammation. Research sindicates thatparticle size, shape, and chemical additives ...

For decades, we’ve known that plastic pollution is everywhere — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil beneath our feet. But scientists have now uncovered something far more personal: ...

(CNN) — Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, ...

(CNN) — Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, ...