The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.

They found that purified FRIL at 80 μg/mL of a two-gram gum tablet neutralized 95 percent of HSV-1 and HSV-2. Whereas at ...

In various experiments, a protein found in the gum substantially neutered two flu strains and the herpes simplex viruses 1 ...

Here's something cool: brains at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a chewing gum that, at least in lab tests is ...

Saccharin was first discovered in the late 1870s and has been used as an artificial sweetener for more than a century. Scientific evidence has since shown that saccharin can influence the gut ...

An ulcer is present on the anterior upper gum (Panel B ... which makes primary HIV infection unlikely. Patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection typically present with localized vesicular ...

This antiviral gum is made using lablab beans (hyacinth beans), which contain a unique protein capable of reducing virus count by 95 ... herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and two strains ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 45 million people in the United States have genital HSV, with up to a half-million new cases identified each year.

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also ...

An Antiviral Chewing Gum to Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus Transmission Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need ...