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

Researchers are edging closer to a universal antiviral drug, a single medicine that could treat every virus known to man.

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

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

After battling the deadly COVID-19 virus for over 5 years, the world is now on the verge of witnessing the rise of another ...

Debunking six common misconceptions people have about the human body.

Trying to understand why the common cold hits some people hard – sometimes leading to serious medical complications – but ...

Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...

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

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

When a T cell encounters a cell carrying pieces of a virus or bacteria, the two form a tight contact point known as an immune ...