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 study found that most microplastics were released within the first two minutes of chewing. Lisa Lowe, a graduate student ...

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

Learn how antiviral chewing gum made from lablab beans may help reduce virus transmission with exciting clinical trials ahead ...

Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the ...

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

Chewing gum fiends might want to think twice before popping in another piece of gum. A pilot study found that chewing gum can ...

A special type of chewing gum can 'trap' and neutralize some influenza and herpes viruses, according to new experiments from ...

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 ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...