Do air cleaners really work? Yes! It’s easy to confuse portable air cleaners with whole-home air cleaners. While both work, a portable air cleaner only cleans the air in a small space, like one room, ...

Daily air purifier use helps support cleaner air, which can lead to allergy relief, better heart and lung health, and other benefits to your health.

I’ve been researching, testing and recommending products since 2020. Reviewed ByKelly O'Sullivan, Former Home & Kitchen Editor. Apr 09, 2025, 04:39pm EDT Even if you regularly vacuum your carpeted ...

During my formative years, I suffered horribly from airborne and pet allergies, with side effects as little as a runny nose up to itchy and swollen eyes, hives and trouble breathing. At the time, ...

The introduction of portable home air purifiers can significantly improve certain markers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a six-month study from Johns Hopkins ...

You wouldn’t be alone: a viewer asked us about the health benefits of using an air purifier, so our researchers looked into it. Yes – but its effectiveness depends on the type of purifier, what kind ...

Many air purifiers perform well out of the box—but will they remain reliable over time? That’s where CR’s new Air Purifiers Reliability & Satisfaction Survey can help provide some insight. Conducted ...

Wearable air purifiers are useful devices if you understand what they are built for. If AQI crosses 400, these devices are of ...

Researchers in Finland published interim results in March from an ongoing study on the effectiveness of portable air cleaners in daycare centers to reduce childhood infections. The study compared two ...