Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by ...

Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus. But the real ...

When it comes to living with a common cold, the infection is not as simple as it sounds. There are headaches; you may feel irritable and may even sometimes struggle to sleep properly. A blocked or ...

Researchers at a Cambridge lab have found that our bodies can fight viruses not only outside cells but inside them, too, a discovery that will rewrite textbooks and one that could save millions of ...

Rhinovirus, computer illustration. The rhinovirus infects the upper respiratory tract and is the cause of the common cold. It is spread by coughs and sneezes. [Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's cold and flu season again. (Getty Images) This time of year, there are a number of viruses doing the rounds, and it can be ...

Daniel Wrapp, an assistant professor in medicine at Duke University, shared how he helped find the first human antibodies that can fight one of the viruses that causes the common cold. What is this ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have uncovered a crucial trick used by enteroviruses—the group behind diseases like polio, myocarditis, encephalitis, and even the common ...

While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant patients recuperating from the procedure catching this infection could get severely ...