Scientists at UC Davis Health revealed that brains from people born in the 1970s had a 6.6% higher volume and 15% greater surface area than the brains from people born in the 1930s.

Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time. In the study, published in early ...

New study finds entire spoonful of microplastics in people’s brains — and 3 times as much in those with dementia By . McKenzie Beard. Published Feb. 4, 2025, 11:08 a.m. ET.

Climate Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows. A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their concentrations are rising.

According to a recent study, there’s roughly a plastic spoon’s worth of plastics in our brains — an amount that has only increased over time. Scientists are trying to find out the effects ...

HEALTH COVID pandemic restrictions had 'alarming' impact on teenagers’ brains, new study finds Lockdowns, high stress and lack of socialization affected brain development, researchers say ...

A new study comparing the brains of children before and after COVID-19 found that adolescent girls’ brains had aged faster than expected during the social isolation and lockdowns brought on b… ...

Humans brains are preserved in the archaeological record more often than thought, according to a new study, but it’s always not clear how the body parts survived the ravages of time.

Why brains persist when other soft tissue degrades is unclear, but the answer could lie in the organ’s chemical makeup. The ratio of proteins to lipids within the brain is unique, at 1-to-1.