An upper respiratory infection is an illness that can cause nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, and cough. It can also cause a fever for the first few days. Upper respiratory infections are ...

Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread. By tracing the shared architecture between long-extinct retroviruses and ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers used nasopharyngeal swabs and single-cell ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing (scRNAseq) to characterize the populations of immune cells in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly increased Americans' awareness of upper respiratory health. And while the pandemic may no longer be the massive global health concern it once was, it doesn't diminish ...

Medications such as nasal decongestants and cough suppressants may help manage symptoms of upper respiratory infections. Most respiratory infections clear up with self-care at home. A respiratory ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, a team of researchers in the Netherlands analyzed nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, and saliva samples across various age groups and analyzed the ...