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

A Florida State University student recalled the terrifying moment he and his classmates used chewed-up gum to cover their ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also ...

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering found that both natural and synthetic chewing gums release ...

The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.

The release says large pieces of gum release up ... chewing a piece of gum for four minutes and taking a saliva sample every 30 seconds. Then, saliva samples were taken when the gum was chewed ...

Namely, the fact that many people seem to be chewing gum, if not sucking on a pacifier or lollipop. So what's up with that?

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics ... For the study, one person in the lab chewed seven pieces from each brand separately.

The study found that chewing gum could release a surprisingly high amount of microplastics. On average, 100 microplastic ...