A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research suggests this divide begins almost the moment you’re exposed. A study from Yale University finds that the earliest responses from the cells lining your nose (triggered within hours of ...

Cold and flu season always comes around when the weather starts to change. But does cold, wet weather actually make you sick? Not really, experts say. But cooler temperatures and dry winter air can ...

If you’re constantly cold—even when everyone else feels fine—we asked a doctor to help you understand why and what to do next ...