Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal ...

Microplastics continue to be found in some concerning parts of the human body. A new study published Sept. 16 in the JAMA Network Open journal explains how microplastics in the human brain can ...

Microplastics were found in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 human brains at autopsy. A total of 16 different synthetic polymer particles and fibers were identified in olfactory bulbs. The olfactory ...

Tiny plastic shards and fibers were found in the nose tissue of human cadavers, according to a small new study. The threads and microplastic pieces were discovered in the olfactory bulb, the part of ...

In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the changes in olfactory bulb volume and structural connectivity of the brain in patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD) ...

June 20 -- THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- The olfactory bulb in the brain -- the brain's "smell center" -- may change in size as a person's sense of smell changes, a German study reports. In ...

This picture shows a scan of a person with olfactory bulbs (upper left) is visibly different from the brain scans of people without olfactory bulbs (bottom and upper right). Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Scientists uncover how Alzheimer’s steals your sense of smell A loss of smell can be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but the reasons behind this sensory change have been ...

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure. An unresolved question is whether the ...

Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Mounting research over the last few years has ...

Some concerning trends for the future. Researchers in Brazil examined the olfactory bulbs of 15 cadavers and detected the presence of microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of eight of them. The ...