A team of researchers compared traditional microplastics made of polypropylene and polyethylene to biodegradable versions.

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Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others ...

Those microplastics could be a factor in rising rates of depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders around the world, the researchers argue. Meet the experts: Clifford Segil, D.O., is a ...

Tape: According to researchers, the amount of microplastics in analyzed brains rose by about 50% from 2016 to 2024. It means the average brain could contain about seven grams of microplastics, which ...

The study added to a growing understanding and body of research about the health impacts of microplastics. For instance, a ...

Another recent study found that microplastics can harm the digestive, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, immune systems, ...

While the study doesn’t prove microplastics directly cause dementia, the connection itself is worrying enough that scientists want to dig deeper. Brain experts are especially concerned about how ...

As far as avoiding microplastics, "the steps you can take don’t require a Ph.D. in chemistry and you don’t need to break the bank to implement them,” Trasande says.