Mucus does far more than just act as a protective barrier. Emerging research reveals ways to harness its power and deliver ...

In the gut, mucus stops the stomach from eating itself by walling off stomach acid from the stomach lining; it also helps move food through the intestines. And in the cervix, ...

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But there is lot more than just snot up there. Tinnitus afflicts about 749 million people worldwide. ... Some people eat them (the technical term is mucophagy, meaning “mucus feeding”).

Nose picking, more formally known as 'rhinotillexis', is the act of extracting mucus from the nasal cavity, while eating it is technically called 'mucophagy'. Both are often considered socially ...

Clear: Colorless snot is normal.If you're producing more than usual and it's stringy, you may have allergies. If it's liquidy, you may have a virus. White: Thick, whitish mucus that lasts more than ...

The news that Snot is making music comes as something of a surprise, as the band was very reluctant to continue on immediately following the death of their original vocalist Lynn Strait in 1998. While ...

Some people suggest that picking your nose and eating boogers boosts the immune system. However, no scientific evidence supports this. In fact, eating it may cause negative health effects. Mucus ...

Sucking snot out of your baby’s nose is an unglamorous, necessary part of parenting. While most turn to the popular NoseFrida to get the job done, an electric snot sucker is well worth the extra ...

Boogers are dried nasal mucus (snot) that protect you against infections and allergens. Colors, like green or yellow boogers, can tell you about your health.

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The mucus is our immune system rising to the challenge, shoving virus out of our bodies with our snot. Our bodies are defending us in the best way they know how—with lots and lots of boogers.