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

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

Infectious diseases are becoming more frequent, more severe, and harder to control in our closely connected world. Viruses ...

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

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

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

A recent study reveals that chewing gum can expose users to over 250,000 microplastic particles per hour, raising health ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...

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

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

A large stick of gum could release more than 3,000 microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Here’s what that ...

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...