People sneeze for many reasons and in many ways. One of them is to protect your airways from irritants and infectious disease ...

Ragweed season is officially underway in central Indiana, with pollen counts rising and expected to peak in September, ...

The sneezing, itchy eyes and coughing elicited by some allergens are caused by proteins creating holes in airway cells, reports a study published this week in Nature.

ACHOO syndrome, aka photic sneeze reflex (PSR), is not serious or life-threatening on its own, says Dr. Louis Ptáček, a neurology professor at the University of California San Francisco.

If you sneeze with your eyes open, will they really pop out of your head? Dr David Huston , a professor of medicine at Texas A&M University, has settled the debate once and for all.

Why you can't sneeze during sleep Your body suppresses sneezes in two different ways, depending on which phase of sleep you're in. Sleep is divided into two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM ...

Why do cats sneeze? Like humans, there are several likely causes for releasing air explosively from the nose and mouth. Usually, it’s just the body’s way of expelling allergens or other ...

Whether you sneeze with your eyes open or closed, loudly or quietly, covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze and washing your hands for 20 seconds after can help protect others from getting sick.