Learn how the body’s earliest immune defenses can stop a common cold before symptoms appear.

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...

A new study shows that the body’s early immune response, not the virus itself, often determines how severe a rhinovirus cold ...

Your chances of catching a cold—and how miserable it feels—may depend more on your body than on the virus itself.

Researchers grew nasal tissue in a lab to unlock clues about how your body battles the common cold.

A new study shows the intricacies of the cold virus and how it interacts with nasal airway cells, revealing why some people ...

Scientists found that nasal cells act as a first line of defense against the common cold, working together to block ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's cold and flu season again. (Getty Images) (HUIZENG HU via Getty Images) This time of year, there are a number of viruses ...

Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold ...