A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

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

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and potentially be ingested. A trade group asserted "gum is safe to enjoy." ...

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

Surprisingly, microplastics were found in both the ... And we don’t know if chewing gum releases nanoplastics at all. The trouble is that nanoplastics are so tiny that they require specialised ...

Surprisingly, microplastics were found in both the ... And we don’t know if chewing gum releases nanoplastics at all. The trouble is that nanoplastics are so tiny that they require specialised ...

In their new study, the researchers set out to understand the transfer of microplastics from chewing gum into the human body. A middle-aged male volunteer took part in the study, by first ...

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

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

A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the body, according to researchers at the University of ...