Catching the “common cold” means you’ve been infected with an upper respiratory virus. Unlike the name implies, the common cold can be caused by more than 200 hundred different viruses, including ...

It's officially cold season. Have you had a running nose, dealt with coughing or caught a cold? If you didn't catch a cold, then perhaps it's because of your Port City surroundings. Wilmington was ...

Wilmington ranked first as the least likely city to catch a cold, according to a new study. The study was based on 15 factors that affect cold susceptibility, including population density, air quality ...

Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...

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

Ever heard of telomeres? They may stand between you and your next bout with the sniffles. Telomeres are protective sections of DNA that cap off the ends of chromosomes. They serve as a molecular clock ...