By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

UCLA researchers found a sticky side effect in a primary ingredient for gum—but they also offer a stay-fresh strategy that's worth chewing on.

Chewing gum may expose the body to microplastics. UCLA scientists identified tiny particles that break off and enter the body ...

And now, researchers are finding them in chewing gum. A pilot study revealed that chewing gum releases hundreds of these microplastics into your saliva per piece.  A team at the University of ...

Chicle, from which chewing gum is made, has advanced lately in price, and is now 10 cents higher than it was a year ago. There are five grades, corresponding to as many kinds of trees from which ...

Now you can add your favorite chewing gum to the list, thanks to the alarming findings of a new study. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers to ...

New research by Queen’s University Belfast has found that chewing gum can release over a quarter of a million microplastics ...

Some plastic pieces are endocrine disruptors, interfering with brain-function-regulating hormones. This may influence mood, ...