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

The researchers, from the University of California, Los Angeles, calculated that one piece of gum could shed hundreds or a ...

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

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

On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

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

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have ...

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