Deutsche Welle Science Unscripted

You're more likely to catch a cold if you (and your nose) are cold

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If a virus gets inside your nose, your nasal cells fight back — but that immune response weakens as your nose gets cooler.
16 Dec 2022 English Germany Science · Technology

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