Real-time imaging shows how plastic-stuffed cells form clumps that affect mouse movement.

With microplastics now permeating our food and our bodies, researchers are keen to assess the potential damage these tiny fragments could be doing.

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“Nanoscale plastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, [but] how [microplastics] cause brain functional irregularities ...

Tiny plastic particles lodge in mouse brains and block blood vessels, scientists discovered using real-time imaging that ...

Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can ...

Microplastics may cause blockages in blood vessels in the brain and affect behavior, according to a study on mice.

In order to gain a better understanding of how such malformations can arise, Augustin and his team have now examined the blood vessels of the mouse placenta at the single-cell level. The ...

Microplastics block blood vessels in brain, threaten nerve health, study finds Microplastics could disrupt cerebral function ...