Guest Author • Oct 31, 2018 •
Reena Ghildyal, University of Canberra and Cynthia Mathew, University of Canberra You wake up with a runny nose and, come to think of it, you’ve been sneezing more than usual. It feels like the start of a cold but it’s October – the start of hay fever season – so what is the more likely affiliation? … Read More
Guest Author • Apr 23, 2018 •
James Turner, University of Bath and John P Campbell, University of Bath This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. It is commonly believed that some forms of exercise, such as endurance events, suppress your immune system and leave you at risk of infections, like the common cold. However, our … Read More
Karyn O'Keeffe • Sep 02, 2015 •
Most of us would happily avoid the nuisance of having a head cold. A new study published by Prather and colleagues in the journal Sleep this month has demonstrated that short sleep is associated with increased susceptibility to the common cold. While recent research has highlighted that insufficient sleep is associated with susceptibility to infectious diseases, most research has … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Oct 03, 2012 •
Just out today is research testing if vitamin D supplementation impacts on the common cold. Key authors are from my local university, the University of Otago. They conclude that vitamin D does not affect how often or severe people’s colds were, “monthly administration of 100 000 IU of vitamin D did not … Read More