Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, from ancient tree resins to modern spearmint sticks, the habit has ...

"I guess people chew harder when they are sad," William Wrigley Jr. said during the Great Depression, as his gum empire kept ...

Brain imaging studies shed light on why humans have chewed gum for 8,000 years with research showing chewing activates ...

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study ...

When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be hoping to freshen your breath, relieve some stress, or just get a bit of flavor. But you could also be getting thousands of microplastics ...

That innocent pack of gum sitting in your pocket might be doing more than freshening your breath. While most of us reach for gum without a second thought, this seemingly harmless habit can trigger ...

Mars Wrigley employee Tammy Steffek folds over a sheeting of Extra gum pellets at the company’s innovation lab Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Chicago. From stress relief to concentration aid, gum makers ...

Looking beyond jabs, sprays or tablets, scientists are thinking outside the box for delivering antiviral medication to prevent the spread of highly transmissible bugs. Their secret weapon? Chewing gum ...