by Karolinska Institutet Study outline and mapping of T cell responses against OC43 and SARS-CoV-2. (A) Outline of the study design, cohorts, and methodology created with BioRender.com. Cells were stimulated with 20-mer peptides spanning the spike (S), membrane (M), and nucleocapsid (N) proteins from OC43 and SARS-CoV-2, followed by analysis using IFN-γ FluoroSpot and flow cytometry...
by La Jolla Institute for Immunology Your body remembers common cold coronaviruses from childhood. Credit: Published in Cell Host & Microbe, July 2022 For a glimpse into the future of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the immune system builds its defenses against common cold coronaviruses (CCCs). According...
by Yale University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes COVID-19, Yale researchers have found. In a new study, the researchers found that the common respiratory virus jump-starts the activity of interferon-stimulated genes, early-response molecules in the immune system which...
APRIL 19TH, 2021 TIVIC HEALTH Tivic Health® Systems Inc., a first-in-class developer of bioelectronics health devices, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for use of ClearUP® Sinus Pain Relief to include congestion from allergies, the flu, and the common cold. This is in addition to FDA clearance for treating...
by Johns Hopkins University Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID A new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes—immune system cells also known as helper T cells—produced by people who have...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Past exposure to seasonal coronaviruses (CoVs), which cause the...
by Yale University A representation of the molecular surface of one variant of human rhinovirus. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body’s antiviral...
Using nasal spray for too long can make your congestion worse, not better. Getty Images Rebound congestion is when the medication squeezes blood from your nasal tissues. This can happen if you over-rely on nasal sprays like Afrin when you have a cold. Experts say using steam and saline to soothe your nose when sick...
Millions of people suffer from the common cold every year, but researchers believe that they have finally stumbled upon a potential cure for this uncomfortable illness. What Did Researchers Discover About The Common Cold? Researchers from Imperial College London said that they have discovered a treatment to the common cold. Their proposed cure attacks the human host, instead of the actual virus. Their...
