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

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

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

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

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

“A broad-spectrum antiviral protein (FRIL) present in a natural food product (bean powder) to neutralize not only human flu ...

Now you can add your favorite chewing gum to the list, thanks to the alarming findings of a new study. Chewing gum, whether ...

A study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials reveals that chewing a piece of gum for one hour can result in exposure to over 250,000 microplastic particles in saliva. This adds a new ...

More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum ...

The authors were surprised to find that chewing natural gums didn’t really make a difference. The average number of microplastics in 1 gram of synthetic gum was 104, and in natural gum it was 96.