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 ...

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

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.

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

UCLA researchers found a sticky side effect in a primary ingredient for gum—but they also offer a stay-fresh strategy that's ...

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

You could swallow them when you drink from single-use plastic water bottles. Now another source of microplastics in the body ...

Chewing gum may expose the body to microplastics. UCLA scientists identified tiny particles that break off and enter the body ...