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

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

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

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you're feeling under the weather, the last thing you should be feeling is alone. “This is that beautiful time of year, when it starts getting cold. We have a couple holidays, ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days. The symptoms are runny nose, dry cough, ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...