Many dentists have started using hypochlorous acid as a way of sterilizing their operatories and practices because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a simple, versatile, nontoxic substance that is ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. With everything from bird flu to norovirus making headlines these days, it can feel like the world is just packed with ...

What Is Hypochlorous Acid Spray? Hypochlorous acid spray is a weak acid made from hydrogen, oxygen, and chlorine. It’s been used for a long time as a disinfectant and is said to be 100 times better ...

Hypochlorous acid (HOCI) is actually found in our bodies, specifically in our white blood cells to help fight off bacteria and infection. As Dr. Garshick explains, “Hypochlorous acid is made up of ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Hypochlorous acid causes less pain than povidone iodine when used as a disinfectant prior to intravitreal injections, researchers say. Povidone iodine is the standard of care, but ...

As norovirus surged across the U.S. last winter, the only thing more horrifying than descriptions of the highly contagious illness—violent projectile vomiting!—was learning that nothing seemed to kill ...

Using only salt, water and electricity, a group of Mainers are working to create a disinfectant that could be the basis for a new, environmentally friendly product that fights COVID-19. University of ...

Hypochlorous acid is a gentle acid used for soothing inflammation, speeding up wound healing, and treating skin conditions like acne and eczema. Hypochlorous acid, aka HOCl, is one of the hottest ...

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From rubbing tea tree oil on your face to zapping your skin with lazers, the world is not short of supposed remedies for zits and pimples. But with few high-quality studies comparing treatments, there ...