At first glance, a submarine’s blunt, rounded bow looks wrong. If speed underwater matters, shouldn’t it be shaped more like ...

Nose hair acts as the first checkpoint for inhaled air, as larger particles like dust, pollen, and debris are filtered out before they reach the deeper airways. The strands are at the front of the ...

Nasal strips aren’t just for sleeping anymore. Several athletes, like Madison Keys, several soccer players, and even Hyrox participants have started wearing these strips from brands like Breathe Right ...

With only a snort a week, a new drug might keep patients safe from several viruses — and the University of Maryland is willing to pay more than $1,000 for people willing to test it. The nasal spray ...

The best way to detect skin cancer is to know what skin cancer looks like, do monthly self-exams and have regular exams by your health care provider to check for abnormalities that could be cancerous ...

Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) positivity. Patients with AAV are ...

As bird flu continues to circulate in animals and spill over into humans, researchers are racing to stop it before it adapts to spread widely between people. A new nasal spray vaccine showed strong ...

Researchers have developed a nasal spray for flu prevention that has shown promising results in preliminary human trials. Seasonal influenza (the flu) is an acute respiratory infection that affects up ...

An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human trials, after first being validated in mice and monkeys. It may be useful for combatting future flu pandemics ...

Nasal vaccines offer an option to those afraid of needles, situations where mass vaccination is required, or for those seeking an at-home option, but there are restrictions on who should receive the ...

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses. In a ...

Well, it’snot good news for most people. Some 90% of the population picks their nose — sometimes several times a day. This may seem like a harmless habit, but frequently digging for gold may have dire ...