Poor hygiene, insects or other animals that may carry disease and risky sexual behavior are among the distinct kinds of disgust that can help us to avoid disease and infection, according to new ...

Disgust is our guardian: Though most of us would rather not feel this unpleasant emotion, it helps us avoid disease and infection, new research suggests. Long before microscopes revealed unseen germs ...

Imagine, for a second, that the slice of delectable cake melting in your mouth was made with flour ground from insects not grains. Or that your most alluring perfume – a special gift, perhaps – ...

A new study says feelings of disgust is actually a biological response that helps you stay healthy by keeping you far away from harmful pathogens in rotten food, diseased bugs, and more. “Disgust ...

Disgust may play a role in a sexual dysfunction that often renders penetration impossible, new research finds, perhaps revealing a psychological component to physical sexual complaints. Subscribe to ...

It's 3 a.m. You wake up abruptly with a bad case of dry mouth. You drag yourself out of bed and begin fumbling in the dark to get a glass of water. You flip on the ...

The feeling of disgust isn't particularly enjoyable, but new research suggests the "ewww" has its role: People who are disgusted are better at detecting impurities. Subscribe to read this story ...

Last week, Donald Trump was once again disgusted. Commenting on Hillary Clinton’s awkward bathroom break during the last Democratic debate, he said, “I know where she went, it’s disgusting, I don’t ...

Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher films to haunted houses full of fake guts and gore. But the attraction to stuff that grosses us out goes beyond this annual ...

With a War-of-the-Worlds-proportion panic washing over the country, many are wondering what the next few months will look like in terms of basic daily life. As a disgust researcher, I have been ...