Over time, plastics break into smaller and smaller fragments called microplastics and — when they’re invisible to the naked eye — nanoplastics. The human body’s mechanisms ...

Editorial: Reducing the presence of microplastics in drinking water is a vital step in protecting public health.

A review study conducted by Brazilian researchers found growing evidence that microplastics can reach and build up in human bone tissue, potentially disrupting bone metabolism. Lab and animal studies ...

The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.

Tiny plastic fragments have been turning up in tap water, bottled water, and even human blood for years. Now the federal ...

A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce ...

Microplastics have shown up in some surprisingly unexpected places. They're abundant in our waterways, in our fish, in sodas, and even in glass water bottles. They've also been detected floating in ...

Microplastics turned up in every human bile sample tested and pushed duct cells toward mitochondrial dysfunction and ...

Anathapindika Founder Speaks to Need for Detoxification in Supplementation: “Adding More Nutrients to Our Diets Is Not Enough for Healthy Living”Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

Microplastics pose risks that science and monitoring tools aren’t equipped to fully capture, which could produce ...

Microplastics are back in the scientific headlines, this time for their potential adverse effects on your bones. In June 2025, a Brazil-led research team published the results of their review study ...

A study in the International Journal of Impotence Research found that microplastics from food and drinks, like bottled water, soda, and packaged foods, have been detected in human penile tissue.