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 ...

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Seasonal influenza epidemics cause a substantial disease burden and economic losses exceeding $11.2 billion each year in the ...

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

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 ...

The study found that most microplastics were released within the first two minutes of chewing. Lisa Lowe, a graduate student ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a chewing gum that could significantly curb the spread of two of the world’s most prevalent ...

Chewing gum is a popular habit, usually associated with fresh breath and better concentration. But recent research by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) shows that with each piece of gum ...

US researchers have developed an antiviral chewing gum using lablab beans that can reduce viral loads of herpes (HSV-1, HSV-2) and influenza A (H1N1, H3N2) by over 95 per cent in lab tests. The gum, ...

Using a chewing simulator, the researchers tested how well the gum could release FRIL in the mouth. They found that just 40 milligrams of FRIL in a two-gram piece of gum was enough to dramatically ...

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