If you find that whenever you walk out into sunlight, you sneeze, you may be part of around 25% of the population who have a ...

ACHOO syndrome, aka photic sneeze reflex, is relatively harmless but may affect certain careers. What usually makes you sneeze? For most, it's typically dust, pollen, or some other unwelcome invader.

"Sneezing is a reflex reaction to the lining of the nose, the mucous membranes, (being) irritated," says Lane. When the ...

“I genuinely hate it,” Stratton said. “It is such a jarring experience.” When the sneeze reflex fires, the brain interrupts the body’s normal breathing pattern to fill the lungs with ...

Allergy-related sneezes are mainly caused by histamines and leukotrienes. There’s also a ‘photic sneeze reflex’, which ...

Sounds gross, but sneezing is actually a protective reflex that's designed to keep you healthy. It begins when tiny nerve endings detect something irritating in your nose. It could be bacteria ...

Sneezing is a reflex that helps expel pollen, dust, and other irritants from your nasal passages. Your brain prevents reflexes in NREM sleep and muscle movements in REM sleep, so you can't sneeze.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paper F. Li et al., “Sneezing reflex is mediated by a peptidergic pathway from nose to brainstem,” Cell, 184:3762–73, 2021. Qin Liu studies ...