A special type of chewing gum can 'trap' and neutralize some influenza and herpes viruses, according to new experiments from scientists in the US and Finland. The herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 ...

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 ...

A council is seeking funding for equipment to remove chewing gum from pavements. North Yorkshire Council has applied for £27,500 from Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) for the machinery. The money is given ...

To that end, they developed a chewing gum, now in clinical trials, containing plant-derived proteins that block the virus’s ability to interact with host cells. Their latest study is an attempt ...

Reference: Daniell H, Guo Y, Singh R, et al. Debulking influenza and herpes simplex virus strains by a wide-spectrum anti-viral protein formulated in clinical grade chewing gum. Mol Ther.

Presently, the legislature only approves of three Sundays being used for hunting. The bill has the support of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau as it includes language to help farmers deal with deer ...

Chewing gum has been added to the growing list of things that lead us to ingest hundreds and thousands of microplastics. But is it really surprising considering gum is pretty much made of plastic?

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 ...

The release of FRIL and total protein from bean gum using chewing simulator ART-5. Credit: Rachel Kulchar They demonstrated that 40 milligrams of a two-gram bean gum tablet was adequate to reduce ...