This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the ...

Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so widely between individuals.

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses. In a ...

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses. In a ...

Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

A common cold affects people differently. While some suffer from mild symptoms, for others, it can be life-threatening. A new ...

How Can You Prevent the Common Cold?: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty One of the easiest and most effective strategies to prevent the common cold is simple: wash your hands regularly. Understanding how ...

Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or ...

Step 1: Sit up and lean forward. Never lean back; that just sends blood into the throat. Lean forward slightly, and breathe ...

Trying to understand why the common cold hits some people hard – sometimes leading to serious medical complications – but gives other people just the sniffles has been difficult for scientists. But a ...

Before germs were first spied under a microscope by Robert Koch, a doctor from East Prussia, catching colds was blamed on evil spirits, foul weather, and medical enigmas such as blood impurities. Koch ...