Our noses are home to a variety of bacteria. Some, like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae, can cause serious ...

A coughing, sneezing, 3D-printed model of the human nose and upper airway has provided researchers with a better understanding of how airborne infections are transmitted. The knowledge will aid in ...

Air pollution isn’t always visible, but it affects nearly every breath taken indoors. Floating in the air are tiny particles ...

The most detailed study to date on the mechanisms by which a common type of bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, adapts to living on the human body could help improve the prevention, diagnosis, and ...

Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a ...

(CNN) — Every time I get the sniffles, I long for the days when I can breathe freely again. Like most people, grabbing a tissue and blowing my nose is the usual go-to move, and with good reason. The ...

Whether dangerous staphylococci survive in the nose depends on what other bacteria are present - and how they obtain iron. A research team led by Simon Heilbronner, Professor of Microbiology at LMU's ...

Reindeer noses are packed with blood vessels, researchers say. Dec. 18, 2012— -- An investigation into the origin of Rudolph the Reindeer's red nose has ended the generations-old debate by ...