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

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and ...

The researchers, from the University of California, Los Angeles, calculated that one piece of gum could shed hundreds or a ...

According to the study's estimate, an average individual chomping through 160 to 180 small sticks of gum annually could end ...

To that end, they developed a chewing gum, now in clinical trials ... Daniell’s team, along with collaborators in Finland, tested gum made from lablab beans for its antiviral efficacy against ...

A study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials reveals that chewing a piece of gum for one hour can result in exposure to over 250,000 microplastic particles in saliva. This adds a new ...

We are riddled with microplastics. It is in our bloodstream, in our lungs, in our liver – pretty much anywhere you look in the human body, you will find minuscule bits of plastic. And there are many ...

Chewing gum has been added to the growing list of things that lead us to ingest hundreds and thousands of microplastics. But is it really surprising considering gum is pretty much made of plastic?

The authors, however, urge us not to panic about our chewing gum habit — at least not yet ... you may be horrified to learn, are made from a variety of synthetic rubber substances, including ...

“Our findings fill gaps in micro and nano plastic detection and underscore the importance of raising awareness and highlighting chewing gum as an unrecognised ... that can make their way inside ...

The answer is chewing gum — or at least, that’s what a new pilot study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggests.

But a new study might make you think twice before reaching for the chewing gum. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have issued an urgent warning about the sheer number of microplastics ...