The simple act of chewing food thoroughly before swallowing represents one of the oldest nutritional recommendations across diverse cultural traditions. Modern research now suggests this ancestral ...

Chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the saliva that may be ingested. Research presented this week at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, ...

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SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic ...

In just the last couple of years, scientists have found microplastics in disturbing places, from beneath Arctic ice to human blood, testicles, and even brains. In fact, plastic is so widespread that ...

Chewing gum fiends might want to think twice before popping in another piece of gum. A pilot study found that chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva. Specifically, gum can release hundreds to ...

Medicated chewing gum is a desirable drug delivery target for a host of reasons—convenience, extended release, oral administration. But testing drug-infused gum isn't so simple, with the risk of ...

Researchers have found yet another potential contributor to the increasing amount of microplastics found in our bodies: gum. According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s ...

Jaw pain affects millions of people daily, ranging from minor discomfort that resolves quickly to persistent aching that significantly impacts quality of life. While some jaw pain results from ...

Are you reading this over a snack or your lunch? Go ahead, take a bite and notice how you use your tongue. Expertly, you nudge your food into the right place so your teeth come down right on top of ...