Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something.

You probably don't think twice about chewing, but scientists now say the evolution of chewing could have played a major role in how humans evolved over time. A new study researchers published in the ...

An experiment revealed that chomping on slightly tougher material requires markedly more energy. Spending less time on mastication may go hand in hand with human evolution. By Kate Golembiewski Humans ...

Study shows tooth loss, not low-protein intake, drives memory decline in aging mice, hinting that reduced chewing may ...

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...

While some people have heard of pica - the mental health condition that causes people to want to chew or eat substances of no nutritional value such as paper, clay or dirt - fewer people have heard of ...