Curious about your snot? Plenty of people take a peek at what winds up in their tissue after a good nose blow, but doctors say this curiosity can actually give you clues about your health. "Increased ...

If you’re blowing your nose regularly, it’s hard not to notice your mucus—and what color it is. So it can also be alarming if you happen to spot yellow, brown, bloody, or green mucus in your used ...

Americans are weathering the worst flu season in years, as a number of other respiratory illnesses circulate too, such as COVID-19, RSV and the common cold. A telltale sign you’re getting sick is ...

Learn how to remove mucus from lungs naturally with proven remedies like steam therapy, hydration, and deep breathing. Clear ...

To many people, mucus is nothing more than a gross goo, something to be tossed away in a tissue immediately after clearing your throat or blowing your nose. To scientists, it’s nothing short of a ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Omer Gokcumen is an associate professor of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo. Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency of your ...

I’m guessing you haven’t spent much time thinking about mucus recently. Sure, some of you with allergies or colds probably have, but not in a sort of optimistic way. Well, good news, there are ...

How often do you find yourself swiping your nose for runny mucus during the flu season? Do you experience discomfort, especially when trying to clear your throat, only to cough up thick, blobby, and ...

A dendrogram (tree) showing the genetic similarity between 71 proteins against ~180 related proteins that were found previously in other mollusks. The results confirm that even when compared against ...