As kids, we were warned not to swallow chewing gum, because it supposedly takes seven years to digest. But is there any truth to this old wives ... with sugar-free gum wrappers by his bedside.

In 2019, scientists constructed an image of a woman based on the DNA extracted from 5,700-year-old chewing gum. She likely had dark skin, brown hair and blue eyes, and hailed from Syltholm on ...

If you’re one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident ... “It’s an old wives’ tale,” said Simon Travis, professor of clinical gastroenterology at ...

Scientists extracted DNA from chewing gum used by teenagers almost 10,000 years ago. The gum provided clues into what the teenagers had eaten and their lifestyle. Stone Age teenagers' diets ...

The wrappers are a nostalgic choice for Barrois ... Barrois fidgeted with clay, aluminum foil, phone wires, even old chewing gum pulled from the bottom of church pews, twisting each material ...

Ahead, experts share when and how to let kids get their chew on safely — and put to rest all those old ... chew gum and explain to them how to do it safely. “You can demonstrate chewing ...