New research indicates that the levels of microplastics in humans and the environment may have been overestimated. So, should we still be concerned about their possible health effects? Katharine Lang ...

Microplastics have now been found inside most prostate cancer tumors — and at strikingly higher levels than in healthy tissue.

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 ...

DEAR DOCTORS: The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to do something to lower my family’s exposure to them. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or ...

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

Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come ...

Dear Doctors: The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to do something to lower my family’s exposure to them. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or ...

Microplastics are everywhere. In the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. In this episode, Morgan talks with Microplastics researcher Dana about how microplastics affect our health ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. Microplastics, ...

Researchers reviewed more than 60 studies and found evidence that plastic particles can reach bone tissue, disrupt cell function, and may interfere with skeletal growth. A review study conducted by ...

Q The more I read about microplastics, the more I want to lower my family’s exposure. Any thoughts? Also, what is so much worse about microplastics than dust or pollen? A The term “microplastics” ...