Rapid Nasal Interferon Response May Stop Colds Before Symptoms Start
TL;DR
Lab-grown human nasal tissue reveals that an early interferon-driven antiviral defense in nasal cells can stop rhinovirus infection and prevent illness. When this response is fast, the virus is contained with few or no symptoms; if it lags, infection spreads, triggering inflammation and mucus. The findings point to therapies that boost the body's own defenses rather than targeting the virus itself.
- Where the Common Cold Is Stopped Before It Starts SciTechDaily
- Why the same cold virus makes some people more miserable than others The Washington Post
- How our nasal passages defend against the common cold and help determine how sick we get Medical Xpress
- Why the same cold can be a sniffle for some and a crisis for others YaleNews
- The nostrils defend us against rhinovirus and determine the severity of the infection Science Media Centre España
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on SciTechDaily