A new study by Brigham Young University researchers on the virus behind nearly half of all cold infections explains how and where evolution occurs in the rhinovirus genome and what…
In an effort to confront our most familiar malady, scientists have deciphered the instruction manual for the common cold. Writing this week (12 February) in the journal Science, a multi-institutional…
Scientists from Procter and Gamble (P and G), the University of Calgary and the University of Virginia announced results from the first study to examine the entire human genome's response…
Sneezing, runny nose and chills? You might blame the human rhinovirus (HRV), which causes 30 to 50 percent of common colds. But in reality, it's not the virus itself but HRV's ability…
Infants who experience viral respiratory illnesses with wheezing are known to be at increased risk for developing asthma later during childhood. It is not known, however, whether every…