Whether you say achoo in English, or hatschi, as they do in Germany, or the Chinese a~qian, the same thing is happening in your body. It’s one of the many explosive actions your body can take: a ...

(NEW YORK) -- Just in time for cold and flu season, MIT researchers are showing you exactly what a sneeze looks like in slow motion. Lydia Bourouiba, of the MIT Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission ...

A sneeze happens when something like mucus, a tiny object, or an allergen interacts with skin or the tiny hairs that line your nose. Sneezing is a mechanism your body uses to clear the nose. When ...

Your body makes you sneeze when it senses something in your nose that shouldn’t be there. This can include bacteria, dirt, dust, mold, pollen, or smoke. Your nose might feel ticklish or uncomfortable, ...

There's nothing more frustrating than not being able to sneeze when you feel like you have to let one out. While a big sneeze can be jarring and a little messy, it's completely normal bodily function.

Some people have the warrior sneeze that sounds like a call to battle. And there are those with the fairy princess “achoo” that squeaks out. Whatever size belongs to you, the fall allergies are out ...

If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some sort of gruesome stabbing or grisly car accident. You’d probably ...