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Counterpoint: http://www.nature.com/news/cold-viruses-thrive-in-frosty-conditions-1.13025 http://www.nature.com/news/cold-viruses-thrive-in-frosty-con... [...]
by folli 10y ago
Counterpoint: http://www.nature.com/news/cold-viruses-thrive-in-frosty-conditions-1.13025 http://www.nature.com/news/cold-viruses-thrive-in-frosty-con...
[...]low temperatures dampen natural defences against rhinoviruses, the leading causes of seasonal colds, in mice and in human airway cells[...]
- NyxWulf 10y agoThanks for that article. It also links to this study from 2005 showing a correlation between accute cooling of the feet and the onset of cold symptoms in humans. The studies on cell apoptosis were attempting to show why (according to the nature article). Interesting that the original article doesn't mention this 2005 study. https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/fampra/cmi072 https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/f... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16286463?dopt=Abstract&holding=npg https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16286463?dopt=Abstract&h...
- torgoguys 10y ago> Interesting that the original article doesn't mention this 2005 study. But it does and even links to it. (As does the article in folli's link.)
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoOther evidence: What they discovered was that when a virus invaded warmer cells, the host cells produced significantly more interferons -- proteins that "interfere" with the spread of a virus by warning healthy cells of its presence and setting off an immune response. In the cooler nasal cavity cells, this warning system was less efficient however, and allowed the virus to spread more easily. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-scientific-reason-cold-weather-could-cause-colds-180953817/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-scientific-re...
- bound008 10y agoIs the correct conclusion? Cold weather does not cause a cold, but increases the statistical probability of contracting one.