A child covering her ears in a public restroom is easy to dismiss. Maybe the dryer startled her.

One of the app's most viral hair videos has users either scratching their heads — or running to their closest public restroom (yes, you read that correctly). While the video shows an easy and ...

A biologist has cautioned that public bathroom hand dryers could do more harm than good. After using a public bathroom, it is essential to thoroughly wash your hands with soap to help eliminate any ...

Both hand dryers and paper towels have their supporters, but when it comes to hygiene, scientific research paints a more ...

Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...

Newly published research finds the noise from bathroom hand dryers may be harmful to children's ears. And the study's author can speak from personal experience. Thirteen-year-old Nora Keegan, from ...

Hand-washing always has been important, and the pandemic further magnified its crucial role in helping stop the spread of germs. But a new study also suggests the method used for drying hands can be ...

A teenager from Canada has discovered through painstaking research that many of the hand dryers you find in public restrooms may be dangerously loud for children's ears. The study by Nora Louise ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A study says using a hand dryer spreads 1,300 times as many germs around bathrooms as drying with a paper towel does. When media outlets started reporting this a couple weeks ...

Hand dryers may leave your hands significantly more dirty than before, according to a new study. The study, the results of which were published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ...