Coughing, suctioning, and humidification can help reduce secretions. Preventing the buildup of secretions is an important part of tracheostomy care. People who have a tracheostomy typically experience ...

Bodily secretions are part of daily life, but there are some you’d rather not have to think about. Not the obvious ones you deal with privately in the bathroom, necessarily, but the gunk that gathers ...

The majority of emergent human pathogens are zoonotic in origin, that is, they can transmit to humans from other animals. Understanding the factors underlying the evolution of pathogen host range is ...

Dan Baumgardt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Odors from earwax may help distinguish individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) from those without the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers found that four volatile organic compounds (VOCs) ...

Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. There is no conflict of interest. Martin Mayer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

There's a first time for everything. But the phrase "copious secretions" in an official update from the Vatican on Pope Francis? That level of detail may be surprising even to those who aren't aware ...

Castoreum (or castor, not to be confused with the oil of a castor bean) is a yellowish-brown, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor which beavers secrete from castor sacs located in skin ...

Castoreum is an anal secretion beavers use to mark their territories. It also happens to smell like vanilla. More specifically, the raw form is often described as "birch tar or Russian leather." But ...