許多人都知道，寒冷天氣和常見呼吸道感染疾病經常相伴而生。但是，低溫是否真的會損害人體免疫力，其機制又是如何運作，這個謎題仍待科學家解答。《過敏及臨床免疫學期刊（Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology）》今天發布的一篇研究，首度揭露一種免疫系統攻擊鼻內入侵病毒的方式，並發現這種方式在溫暖環境中效果更好。
Your body's immune defenses aren't as strong in cold weather, new research finds
A Northeastern researcher's new study focuses on why colds are more common in the winter and why people are more vulnerable to catching them.