Experts urge caution in interpreting results of a small pilot study finding microplastics in prostate cancer tissue, calling the results provocative but preliminary.

Prostate tumors contain more microplastics than healthy prostate tissue, researchers from New York University Langone Health ...

New Microplastics Research Center at PSU hopes to identify sources of pervasive, potentially dangerous pollution ...

Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments with sizes ranging from millimeters (<5 mm) to nanometers, have become a growing environmental and public health concern. First identified in the ...

There are measures consumers can take to lessen the risk. Researchers raise concern about dangerous health risk caused by dishwasher use: 'Seemingly harmless everyday actions' first appeared on The ...

Up to 11. 5 million plastic particles can show up in a single liter of bottled water, at least in a small slice of samples tested by a team working near Lake Erie.

You probably think you're making smart choices when you toss those organic vegetables into your reusable shopping bag or steep a calming cup of herbal tea after a long day. Here's the thing: the foods ...

Researchers detected 19 types of microplastics in the urine of 10-year-old children, with particles present in over 91% of samples and a median concentration of 250 particles per milliliter. Greater ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are increasingly recognized as pervasive environmental contaminants that accumulate in animals through food chains, posing risks to multiple organs. While growing ...

Researchers have detected microplastics in nearly all prostate cancer tumors examined in a new study. Tumor tissue contained about 2.5 times more plastic than nearby healthy prostate tissue.

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that and have done so for thousands of years. Unfortunately, with the ...