Researchers say it could eventually work alongside existing treatments, or even help stop infections before they start. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom ...

Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company. Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing ...

People with gum disease could soon benefit from chewing gum containing nitrate, a compound that reduces the growth of inflammatory bacteria. Gum disease, known as gingivitis in its milder form, occurs ...

Scientists analyzed the impact of an antimicrobial chewing gum meant to target three microbes associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, HNSCC. The gum is made from lablab beans, which ...

Researchers led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine have shown that extracts from bioengineered chewing gum reduce the levels of three microbes known to be associated with head and neck ...

We've all chewed a piece of gum that tasted amazing for ten seconds, then turned into flavorless rubber. To save you from that kind of disappointment ever again, we timed some of the most popular ...

Someone who is constantly chewing gum might often be labeled as incredibly anxious or even bored, so they open up a pack of gum and pull out a piece to occupy their time with. It might not look too ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...