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

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

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

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

recognizing the key differences in how they start, the severity of fever, and specific signs is crucial for accurate ...

Here's are the best remedies for the common cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses, which spread quickly during winter.

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

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

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 ...

Influenza is on the rise. Flu activity was "high" or "very high" in 32 states and jurisdictions, as of Dec. 30, according to ...

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 ...

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