A recent study found bathroom hand dryers are pretty gross. A study by the scientists at the University of Connecticut found hand dryers in men's and women’s bathrooms blew bacteria onto hands ...

Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

A new research paper shows evidence that hand dryers generate invisible “bacterial highways” inside buildings. The study builds on other recent research about how these devices suck up and disperse ...

Using those hot-air hand dryers in restrooms actually spread bacteria, including fecal bacteria on your hands, according to a new study conducted at UConn. “In most institutions, toilets don’t have ...

Hand dryers in public bathrooms are great for the environment but blow gross bacteria onto your hands that can easily make you sick. Here's what to use instead. Your hands can be exposed to an average ...

Hot-air hand dryers in public bathrooms 'suck in' bacteria from flushing toilets, new research suggests. Previous studies show such dryers can disperse germs from people's hands on to surrounding ...

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mold, and mildew: Long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...

A recent study found bathroom hand dryers are pretty gross. A study by the scientists at the University of Connecticut found hand dryers in men's and women’s bathrooms blew bacteria onto hands ...