For such a commonplace bodily function, the sneeze has messed with our minds (and noses) for centuries. It will kill us, it won't kill us. We'll have bad luck, we'll have good luck. Watch out for ...

ACHOO syndrome causes uncontrollable sneezing from sunlight, camera flashes, and more. Evidence suggests that scientists have been trying to understand the cause as far back as 350 BCE. ACHOO syndrome ...

Some people sneeze when they look into the sun because of Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome (ACHOO), or photic sneeze reflex (PSR). It happens when the brain misinterprets a ...

Q: When I am in a dark place for a while and then get exposed to sunlight, I sneeze. Am I allergic to sunlight? A: It sounds like you have the Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Why do we sneeze? A team of Washington University researchers have pinpointed the neurons responsible for going ‘achoo.’ The region of the brainstem associated with sneezing was ...

We do it when we’re sick, when we’re cleaning out our closets and, according to a recent YouTube chat with astronaut David Wolf, we do it in space. Even pandas do it. Yet few really understand what’s ...

Researchers filmed a sneeze at 1000 frames per second. — -- Just in time for cold and flu season, MIT researchers are showing you exactly what a sneeze looks like in slow motion. Lydia Bourouiba, ...

An online magazine for the deaf community, Limping Chicken, recently ran an item on how deaf and hearing people sneeze differently. An online magazine for the deaf community, Limping Chicken, recently ...

Photic sneeze reflex is a condition triggered by exposure to bright light. Around 35% of the population has this reflex. Sneezing is a natural response that removes irritants from your nose. But while ...

Why does the sun sometimes make you sneeze? ACHOO syndrome happens when light induces a sneeze reaction in our brain – it’s mostly harmless and very common. Max Bennett is a science journalist and ...