A new video showing how far a sneeze can travel is raising questions about social distancing. A researcher at MIT says sneeze particles can spread up to 27 feet. The slow-motion video is graphic. But, ...

If you’ve seen the television ad for the anti-germ spray MyClyns, you no doubt remember the pivotal scene: A mom and her two kids sit at a dinner table, the little boy coughs on his sister, and mom ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic currently hits social distancing that is being implemented in every country in the hopes of mitigating the further spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, the virus has now ...

It’s always the worst time when that urge to sneeze hits—a quiet movie theater, an elevator packed with people, or right before you lean in you kiss your date goodnight. There are just some times when ...

It’s allergy season, and that means stuffy noses and congestion are back. It's a feeling we can't escape. We want relief anywhere we can find it, sometimes resorting to acupuncture, a neti pot, or ...

In 1934, Williams Wells was the first scientist to convincingly describe airborne transmission of disease. He identified two main ways pathogens spread: large droplets, which fall due to gravity, and ...

Sneezing might not be the most dainty of bodily functions, but according to a recent study conducted by researchers at MIT, what actually goes on during during a big "achoo!" is a lot more disgusting ...

New high-speed videos captured researchers show that as a person sneezes, they launch a sheet of fluid that balloons, then breaks apart in long filaments that destabilize, and finally disperses as a ...