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

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum ... it — come out in very tiny amounts ...

The authors were surprised to find that chewing natural gums didn’t really make a difference. The average number of microplastics in 1 gram of synthetic gum was 104, and in natural gum it was 96.

Chewing gum, says the latest research, can actually be good for you. Scientists at the University of Northumbria havefound that people's ability to remember lists of w ords improved by more than a ...

Chewing a single piece of gum can release ... 600-odd micrometer-sized pieces of plastic per piece of gum "is a very small amount indeed", commented chemist professor Oliver Jones of the Royal ...

Seasonal influenza epidemics cause a substantial disease burden and economic losses exceeding $11.2 billion each year in the ...

US researchers have developed an antiviral chewing gum using lablab beans that can reduce viral loads of herpes (HSV-1, HSV-2 ...

it seems far fewer Brits really know what really goes into their favourite minty sticks. Chewing gum was previously made from the chewy sap of the Sapodilla tree, also known as chicle ...

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car tires. If you find that thought slightly unsettling, you are not alone.

If you’ve noticed players chewing gum during a game ... Then they can go to bed on matchday-plus-one and get that really restorative sleep.” Caffeine is not the enemy, then, but the question ...

The authors were surprised to find that chewing natural gums didn’t really make a difference. The average number of microplastics in 1 gram of synthetic gum was 104, and in natural gum it was 96. Both ...