Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered how herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus that causes cold sores, can fundamentally change how the brain's immune cells ...

A case report describes a 14-year-old boy whose common cold virus triggered atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with severe skin necrosis that required surgical debridement after drug therapy failed.

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 ...

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 ...

An otherwise healthy 7-year-old Gillette girl was airlifted to Denver last week after a routine cold suddenly turned serious.

Learn more about the common cold, the viruses that cause it, and why it’s so difficult to find a vaccine for it. In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common ...

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 ...