Infectious diseases are becoming more frequent, more severe, and harder to control in our closely connected world. Viruses spread rapidly because of changing climates, crowded cities, and increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research might make you rethink that gum habit. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient ...

A team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a new chewing gum that could dramatically reduce the transmission of influenza and herpes simplex viruses. This surprising ...

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 ...

Russian scientists have presented an innovative solution in the field of personal oral hygiene that can radically change ...

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 ...

Microplastics are flowing out of gum as you chew it, preliminary results of a new study suggest. The burst of flavor in the first few minutes of chewing a stick of gum comes from the hundreds to ...