With cold and flu season well underway, this old wives’ tale may be ringing in your ears. But one internal medicine physician ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

Local doctors say respiratory virus season is in full swing, particularly for the flu. Several factors, including cold weather, are potentially contributing to the spread. Here are tips from doctors t ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

But the flu is different from the common cold, because the common cold virus runs a mild course and is very much contained to ...

Cold viruses can be passed from person to person ... As long as there are human beings around, there will be colds,' said Professor Eccles. 'All the schools and colleges have gone back, and ...

the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can ...

Research firm HVIVO has announced that it hopes to commence the final stage of its study on human metapneumovirus (HMPV) ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health. By Carl Zimmer The viruses we know best are the ones that make us ...

While many people may attribute their cold-like symptoms to common respiratory illnesses, Dr. Brad Sobolewski of Cincinnati Children's Hospital warns that a different virus, human metapneumovirus ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has prompted some alarm and led to fears of a possible new pandemic ...

Science supports mom's advice to bundle up in the cold. A study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology shows that ...