The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study Sarah Kuta Daily ...

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 ...

A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) developed a computational method to improve techniques to track brain cell development over time.

scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and kidneys. Microplastics, plastic particles ...

Human Brain Cancers Fire Electrical Impulses -- Researchers Reveal Unexpected Hybrid Cell Spiking the Signals Sep. 5, 2024 — Researcher have uncovered a new cell type in the human brain that ...

Although the human brain is capable of sifting through a billion bits of information per second, scientists recently found that the top speed of human thought only comes in at roughly 10 bits per ...

Microplastics have previously been identified in human blood, lungs, placentas, and breast milk. But “the idea that particles … can cross the blood-brain barrier is concerning,” said Almroth ...

The first ever recording of a dying human brain has revealed what happens right before we die, and it certainly makes for interesting viewing. Since experiencing something like this first hand is ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — Brain size increased gradually within each ancient human species rather than through sudden leaps between ... The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long ...

Scientists have discovered a fascinating link between creativity and cognitive impairment. In addition to producing art and literature, creativity is essential for problem-solving and adaptation.