Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three times per year, ...

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site ...

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area scientists believe we are on the verge of a cure for the common cold. Teams at Stanford and UCSF have announced a major first step. It involves temporarily disabling a single ...