this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
325 points (98.5% liked)

science

17672 readers
553 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
Joleee@lemmy.world
laverabe@lemmy.world
DeadPand@midwest.social
laverabe@lemmy.zip
325
Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds (www.acs.org)
submitted 1 week ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/science@lemmy.world
46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

There are hints about them having carcinogen properties and promoting cerebral disorders (they do cross the blood-brain-barrier). But since human health is complex, not much evidence yet.