Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the ...

A breakthrough study reveals how shifting the body’s healing response could help regenerate tissue instead of forming scars.

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 ...

According to studies, we introduce into our body an amount of plastic particles equal in quantity to a credit card. Now one ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Scientists have succeeded in regenerating bone, cartilage, and muscle using stem cells, marking advancement toward practical ...

Our bodies are constantly breaking down. Over time, their built-in repair mechanisms also fail. Knee cartilage grinds away. Hip joints no longer support weight. Treatments for breast cancer and other ...

Microplastic pollution continues to be a significant public health issue, as the materials are increasingly detected in water, soil and elsewhere in the environment. Detecting them within the human ...

In patients developing end-stage liver disease, the damage has become too severe for the liver's normally extraordinary ...