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

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to a new study.

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

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic ...

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 ...