Function The bony vault has many important protective functions. The nasal bones form the roof, while the frontal process of the maxilla and lacrimal bone form the sides of the nose.

Many adults have trouble breathing because they broke their nose during childhood or have a deviated septum –– a condition in which the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity are off ...

A single long flight can significantly impair your nasal immune function. Mouth breathing, whether from congestion, sleep apnea, or habit, routes air away from your nose’s moisture-adding systems.

The study found that in 85 of the patients, the deterioration of nose function had been caused by normal aging, inflammatory disease or by infection. For the other 157 patients, however, the cause ...

No one enjoys struggling with a streaming nose. We’re quick to apologise to colleagues for constantly snivelling and quick to discard our tissues, too.

Unlike medicated nasal sprays that can cause rebound congestion, saline solutions can be used regularly without concern. Avoiding unnecessary trimming preserves the protective functions of nose hair.

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Citation: Wu Z, Jiang J, Lischka FW, McGrane SJ, Porat-Mesenco Y, Zhao K (2023) Domestic cat nose functions as a highly efficient coiled parallel gas chromatograph.

Domestic cat nose functions as a highly efficient coiled parallel gas chromatograph. PLOS Computational Biology, 2023; 19 (6): e1011119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011119 ...