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December 2023Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/12/08/cold-weather-wet-hair-sick/
December 2023Popular Mechanics 
November 2023Sirius XMDoctor Radio (November 29, 2023)
January 2023Science Fridayhttps://www.sciencefriday.com/ (January 6th, 2023)
December 2022LeMonde
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2022/12/11/us-researchers-discover-how-we-actually-catch-colds_6007332_114.html
December 2022AccuWeather
https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/study-cold-air-damages-immune-response-in-nose-causing-more-winter-illnesses/1380999
December 2022Popular Sciencehttps://www.popsci.com/health/cold-weather-respiratory-illness/
December 2022CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/health/why-winter-colds-flu-wellness/index.html
December 2022WebMDhttps://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20221206/why-do-we-get-more-colds-in-winter-blame-your-nose
December 2022NY Posthttps://nypost.com/2022/12/06/breakthrough-study-on-why-people-get-more-colds-in-winter/
December 2022Daily Mailhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11506919/Scientists-uncover-colds-spike-temperature-drops.html
December 2022TIMEhttps://time.com/6238816/why-viruses-spread-in-cold-weather/
June 2022Insider
https://www.insider.com/guides/health/conditions-symptoms/photic-sneeze-reflex  
April2022Prevention Magazine
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-never-ever-tap-water-171000280.html  
April2022Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/04/22/do-neti-pots-work/  
November 2021Prevention Magazinehttps://www.prevention.com/health/a38190785/cold-vs-sinus-infection/
May 2020The Telegraphhttps://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Can-I-get-COVID-19-through-my-eyes-or-ears-15316054.php
May 2020Medpage Todayhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86707?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2020-05-28&eun=g1066119d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Top%20Cat%20HeC%20%202020-05-28&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
April 2020IFAR Podcasthttps://www.scopeitoutpodcast.com/podcast/episode-44-endonasal-instrumentation-and-aerosolization-risk-in-the-era-of-covid%E2%80%9019-simulation-literature-review-and-proposed-mitigation-strategies-with-dr-benjamin-bleier-fars-facs/
April 2020Mass General Neurosciencehttps://vimeo.com/411408906
April 2020Inospinhttps://www.inospin.com/insights/
February 2019Women’s Health Magazinewomenshealthmag.com/health/a26113133/does-your-heart-stop-when-you-sneeze/
December 2018Healthlinehealthline.com/health-news/do-neti-pots-work-and-how-to-use-them-safely
December 2018TIMEtime.com/5473884/are-neti-pots-safe/
November 2018TV Boomtv-boom.com/discover-the-secret-defensive-system-in-our-bodies-is-unprecedented/
November 2018Science Blogscienceblog.com/504291/swarm-defense-immune-system-mechanism-may-lead-to-new-airway-drug-delivery/
November 2018Lake View Expositorlakeviewexpositor.com/2018/11/14/how-does-nasal-airway-protect-us-from-bacteria/
November 2018Metrometro.news/space-cow-moo-ves-in-mysterious-ways/1310518/
November 2018The Koz Timeskoztimes.com/scientists-have-uncovered-the-secret-of-how-the-nose-protects-the-body-from-bacteria-inhaled-air/9709/
November 2018Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/health/article-6388521/The-fight-against-germs-right-noses.html
November 2018Earth.com Newsearth.com/news/body-protects-bacteria-inhale/
November 2018Medical News Today medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323658.php
November 2018Cosmos Magazinecosmosmagazine.com/biology/being-nosey-what-happens-when-we-breathe-in-bacteria
November 2018WBUR wbur.org/commonhealth/2018/11/12/exosomes-harvard-medical-school-drug-therapy-study-benjamin-bleier
November 2018 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Newsgenengnews.com/news/exosomes-role-in-immunity-may-provide-drug-delivery-target-for-inhaled-bacteria/
November 2018Science Dailysciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112082414.htm
November 2018Drug Target Reviewdrugtargetreview.com/news/36646/exosomes-bacteria/
November 2018New Scientistnewscientist.com/article/2184940-weve-discovered-a-whole-new-defence-system-against-germs-in-our-noses/
August 2018ABC Newsabcnews.go.com/Health/smelling-things-sign-study/story?id=57216887
July 2018EUFOREAEuropean Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases Video Discussion: 


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February 2018WCVBwcvb.com/article/benched-with-bulging-eye-little-leaguer-gets-new-procedure-to-remove-tumor/18769595
August 2017STAT Newsstatnews.com/2017/08/21/nasal-spray-parkinsons/
February 2017Pharmacy Magazinepharmacymagazine.co.uk/verapamil-for-rhinosinusitis
February 2017American Journal of Pharmacyajpb.com/news/chronic-sinus-infections-successfully-treated-with-headache-heart-drug
February 2017US Pharmacistuspharmacist.com/article/verapamil-shows-promise-for-treating-severe-chronic-rhinosinusitis/
January 2017Mass. Eye and Earmasseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/patients-with-severe-chronic-rhinosinusitis-show-improvement-with-verapamil-treatment 
January 2017Science Dailysciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123093954.htm
January 2017MPRempr.com/news/p-glycoprotein-calcium-channel-blocker-verapamil-crs/article/633240/ 
January 2017Contemporary Cliniccontemporaryclinic.pharmacytimes.com/chronic-care/verapamil-improves-treatment-of-severe-chronic-rhinosinusitis
January 2017Newsmax Healthnewsmax.com/Health/Health-News/sinusitis-nasal-polyps-heart/2017/01/24/id/770257/
January 2017Pain Weekpainweek.org/news_posts/verapamil-superior-to-steroids-for-chronic-rhinosinusitis.html
January 2017Cancerology Oncologycancerologyoncologysfakianakis.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/double-blind-placebo-controlled-randomized-clinical-trial-of-verapamil-for-chronic-rhinosinusitis-with-nasal-polyps/
January 2017Read by QXMDreadbyqxmd.com/read/28126245/double-blind-placebo-controlled-randomized-clinical-trial-of-verapamil-for-chronic-rhinosinusitis-with-nasal-polyps
January 2017Medical Briefmedicalbrief.co.za/archives/cvd-drug-found-alleviate-chronic-rhinosinusitis/
January 2017Long Roomlongroom.com/discussion/295981/patients-with-severe-chronic-rhinosinusitis-show-improvement-with-verapamil-treatment
January 2017Health and Fitness100jaarvredespaleis.com/2017/01/25/chronic-rhinosinusitis-treatment-using-verapamil-treatment/
January 2017First Word Pharmafirstwordpharma.com/node/1447720#axzz4aqZCraam
November 2015ALS Research Forumalsresearchforum.org/scientists-treat-parkinsons-in-mouse-model-by-bypassing-the-blood-brain-barrier/
November 2015MedGadgetmedgadget.com/2015/11/nasal-mucosa-graft-deliver-drugs-blood-brain-barrier.html
October 2015Neuroscience Newsneurosciencenews.com/drug-delivery-blood-brain-barrier-2911/
October 2015SciFeedsscifeeds.com/journal-article/heterotopic-mucosal-grafting-enables-the-delivery-of-therapeutic-neuropeptides-across-the-blood-brain-barrier/
October 2015Parkinson News Todayparkinsonsnewstoday.com/2015/10/27/new-parkinsons-disease-treatment-method-delivers-drugs-across-blood-brain-barrier/ 
October 2015Kurzweil-Accelerating Intelligencekurzweilai.net/a-drug-delivery-technique-to-bypass-the-blood-brain-barrier
October 2015Medical Xpressmedicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-techniques-bypass-blood-brain-barrier-drugs.html
October 2015Esoteric News-Science and Realityoikofugic.com/2015/10/27/a-drug-delivery-technique-to-bypass-the-blood-brain-barrier/
November 2013The ScientistPenetrating the Brain
October 2013Boston MagazineResearchers Develop New Drug Delivery Method
Summer 2013Harvard Medicinemagazine.hms.harvard.edu/how-bugs-are-built/broken-barrier
April 2013Science Dailysciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130424185207.htm
April 2013Medical Xpressmedicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-window-drug-delivery-blood-brain-barrier.html
April 2013Kurzweil-Accelerating Intelligencekurzweilai.net/researchers-bypass-the-blood-brain-barrier-widening-treatment-options-for-neurodegenerative-and-central-nervous-system-disease
March 2013Shape MagazineHead off Headaches