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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...

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

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