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

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

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 ...

A runny nose, scratchy throat, and deep cough can make even simple daily tasks feel miserable. While there's no instant cure ...

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

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 ...

A sweeping analysis of more than a thousand patients finds that antibiotics offer no relief for viral colds or purulent nasal discharge, while increasing side effects. Study: Antibiotics for the ...

Q. I wanted to share what I did for a recent cold. My colds usually last three or four weeks and tend to be severe. In one of your emails, your readers said raw garlic helped them with their cold ...