The procedure, known as therapeutic apheresis, filters blood through a specialized machine. It removes abnormal proteins, ...

Microplastics have been discovered in human follicular fluid and semen, according to new research, raising concerns about ...

New research out Tuesday in the journal Human Reproduction reveals that microplastics are coming for our baby-makers, too. In ...

scientists have found them in human placentas. Aagaard, who studies the connections between microplastics and reproductive health, coauthored a 2024 study in Toxicological Sciences that looked at 62 ...

A recent study has disclosed an alarming truth about microplastics. Know how these particles are posing a threat to human reproductive health.

Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new study has shown.

Scientists say microplastics can affect nearly every major system in the human body. Health risks include: Experts say ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics range from mountain peaks to brain cells, raising urgent questions regarding their impact on human health.

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic ...

Researchers have been examining the possibility that wind could be spreading microplastics and nanoplastics (MNP) from sewage ...

Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.