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

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

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

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 ...

A common cold can feel like a small thing until it is not. One day you feel fine, and the next you wake up congested, drained ...

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

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 ...

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