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 ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the ...

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

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to ...

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.