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Visualization of the motion of particles expelled from the mouth of the mannequin with inclination angles of 60° (a) and (b) and 120° (c) and (d); panels (a) and (c) display the average intensity of particle fluorescence, and panels (b) and (d) show the instantaneous particle distribution at three times; the white arrows mark the ejection direction of the particles; the nondimensional time interval in these figures corresponds to a physical time interval of 0.1 s. Image credit: Wang et al., doi: 10.1063/5.0073880.

Study: Coughing Downward Can Reduce Spread of Cough-Generated Droplets

Jan 5, 2022 by News Staff

Dr. Hongping Wang and his colleagues from the State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics at the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

Honey is more effective than usual care alternatives and avoids causing harm through antimicrobial resistance. Image credit: PollyDot.

Honey is More Effective than Usual Care Alternatives for Improving Respiratory Symptoms

Aug 21, 2020 by News Staff

Honey is more effective and less harmful than usual care for improving symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, particularly cough frequency and...