A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

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

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the ...

Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

Before germs were first spied under a microscope by Robert Koch, a doctor from East Prussia, catching colds was blamed on evil spirits, foul weather, and medical enigmas such as blood impurities. Koch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's cold and flu season again. (Getty Images) (HUIZENG HU via Getty Images) This time of year, there are a number of viruses ...

(WYTV)- You just know when a cold is coming on. There’s that little feeling that you’re in trouble, and it’s going to last at ...

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 ...

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

Daniel Wrapp, an assistant professor in medicine at Duke University, shared how he helped find the first human antibodies ...

A sweeping analysis of more than a thousand patients finds that antibiotics offer no relief for viral colds or purulent nasal discharge, while increasing side effects. Study: Antibiotics for the ...