An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine and collaborators have used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.
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Hmm… microplastics or flu and herpes… school didn’t prepare me for these decisions.
If you're old enough to have this thought, you're already screwed by the microplastics.
adds extra Teflon to his scrambled eggs
Teflon is not unhealthy. Only when overheated the fumes are dangerous, not the substance itself.
Good thing we don't use it in potentially high temperature situations with stuff we directly put into our bodies. Could you imagine?
/uj
Using Teflon on non-stick pans is all but guaranteed to get it in you, either by overheating the pan accidentally, or when the coating begins to flake. The average person isn't likely to have consistently great heat control of the pan, and eventually the coating degrades and begins to flake even with gentle use IME.
Eating teflon is entirely fine.
Breathing the fumes is unhealthy.
When using a metal spatula carelessly in a teflon coated pan just isn’t hitting hard enough.
Don’t worry, 90% of the population has herpes by the time they are 50. The vast majority do not know they have it.
Edit: If you'd like to learn more, I found this doctor's youtube channel incredibly helpful: https://www.youtube.com/@DrBretPalmer
And god only knows what it’s doing to everyone. There’s at least one hypothesis it causes Alzheimer’s. You’d think we’d be hearing about a vaccine by now like we do for HPV.
plastic-free chewing gums do exist.
Both natural and synthetic chewing gum shed plastics as you chew: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/march/chewing-gum-can-shed-microplastics-into-saliva-pilot-study-finds.html
I know that’s what the study supposedly says, but it makes no sense. Natural chewing gum is plant-based. Where is the plastic coming from if the product isn’t made from plastic?
Weren’t microplastics found in plants already? Take that naturalists!
Easy, teeth mash the plants into plastic 👍 makes sense if you squint real hard and have a few TBIs
The plastic in toothbrushes makes a lot more sense to me but what do I know... I just heard from another lemly user
The article does not mention a sample size.
The article states that this is the first study of its kind.
There needs to be more research done before this is shared as absolute fact.
The article does not mention a sample size.
They actually do: it's 5/5 natural/artificial gum brands, 7 pieces each, and chewed by one person.
Agreed with the rest though
I read it twice trying to find the sample size. I missed it both times. I should slow down on my reading.
Thanks for the update.