Chewing gum is no longer a universal symbol of rebellion. ... Gum became cool. This carried all the way through to the ’90s: In Clueless, Alicia Silverstone’s character, ...

Here's something cool: brains at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a chewing gum that, at least in lab tests is able to trap flu virus and the little buggers that cause herpes-simplex ...

This one lacked the efficacy of a proper chewing gum -- and I lost all flavor at 2:15. Why anyone would buy it, let alone pay a premium for it, is beyond me. 12.

Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed.. This is the warning of researchers from ...

Chewing xylitol gum can help prevent cavities and maintain your overall oral health. ... (won't raise your blood sugar) sweetener with a cooling aftertaste produced in plants, fruits, and vegetables.

Extrapolating this further, a 2–6 gram piece of gum may release as many as 3,000 microplastics. Multiply that by the average amount of gum chewed annually, that you could be looking at around ...

A team of researchers has revealed that chewing a single stick of gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into our saliva—meaning it most likely gets ingested.

Somewhere between 9,500 and 9,900 years ago, three Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing pitch or tar made from the bark of birch trees.

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers. Lisa Lowe and Jamie ...