Will There Ever be a Cure for the Common Cold?

[@wajihbec1087]

"Lack of funding" that sentence angers me especially when it's attached to important reserches.

[@Banedragon]

@@kasnitch who doesn't

[@chinito77]

And put all those feel good medicine companies out of business?! Pharmaceutical companies can't have that happening.

[@in3vitableTIMING]

chinito77 Exactly their fuckin beasts the lot of em

[@CH-ps9fm]

Seriously I wish they'd say screw government funding and open a go fund me or something. I can't imagine they wouldn't raise enough with the goal of irradicating most viruses

[@pinecone27]

Then why don’t you fund it. I’ll drop you a check of a few billion of you put the best in

[@loopycrocodile3950]

Having a really bad cold is torture when you have to go to work/school.

[@chany112]

I know right

[@chany112]

Especially at night ugh

[@SonnyLando]

Matt TheChosen common cold is contagious? I thought flu was the only one

[@naritruwireve1381]

You fidnt know that the common cold is contagious? Man you have a lot to learn

[@rainbowkitten8990]

I am so lucky that I'm not in college for another whole week and can get better at home. This cold sucks 😭

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

It’s _commonly_ accepted that there isn’t a cure except chicken noodle soup

[@ShobhitVashistha]

Did you try Paracetamol first? said the concerned chicken...

[@Γιάννης-η1ο]

@@ShobhitVashistha antibiotics and probably other junk like some kind of pain killer is already in the chicken, thanks to massive meat farms... So it's a win-win!

[@isabellabihy8631]

Chicken soup loaded with veg from the allium family, garlic, onion, and leek. Maybe some ginger, finely grated. Ginger in combination with garlic is known to be antiviral. The common cold is an attack of rhino viruses. Yes, add some noodles and whatever else you like for comfort.

[@chefkochjay]

@@ShobhitVashistha Isn't Paracetamol already in chickens? Wouldn't the chicken just increas its own value for sick persons if it asks that :)

[@scowell]

Chicken Soup For The Nose.

[@ozdergekko]

In 1986 we were the first to sequence a Human rhinovirus and to determine the gene boundaries (Picornaviridae have a very peculiar system there) via protein sequencing (none of this was trivial back then). This was 32 years ago. Some of my then colleagues already retired, having spent their scientific lives without ever getting really close to the goal we had in mind back then.

[@bigfist855]

Who are you and where is your work

[@LazyRare]

@@bigfist855 lol

[@isaacgary6801]

​@@bigfist855i asked a question like this in another video and was attacked by another viewer stating I was asking an awkard question 😂.... People nowadays are no longer curious and rather attack strangers on the internet instead😂

[@Zeytrixx]

That would be one of the greatest miracles.

[@angelagonzalez8250]

Do you remember the episode of Futurama when they talk about this

[@drizzlingrose]

@@angelagonzalez8250 i do, its a good one :D

[@valken666]

Why get rid of something that's not a big problem? This vaccine will only make humans weaker.

[@miguelvanetta1485]

@@valken666 Do you have any idea of how damaging can the common cold be? Millions of people get it every year, and millions of dollars are spend or lost due to medical spending, lost work days, less productivity, etc.

[@hidereowo2576]

Death is the ultimate cure for everything, excluding death.

[@dismissing]

Will it cure my fear of death?

[@AntonConstanti]

@@dismissing yes cause you'll stop feeling anything when you're dead

[@greatwhiteshark9355]

Hi Dere OWO makes sense

[@parallel4]

It won't fix a broken arm. Your arm will still be broken when you're dead, you'll just have a dead broken arm instead of an alive broken arm.

[@zakintha]

And once you get death, you're immune. Unless you're a Buddhist (other belief systems promising reincarnation are available).

[@mikerphone.]

Will there ever be a cure to the cold....deep inside my heart?

[@huntergreen6444]

One day bro, one day.

[@justindie7543]

The comments on this channel are out of control.

[@mk677hd]

scishow: We are closer than ever to kill the common cold virus Corona: Hold my covid-19

[@Kermaster]

Correction: corona: hold my beer so you touch something I touched for virus: there you go I ruined comedy again

[@AlbertusVanSchalkwyk]

I would give 5% to 10% of my income never to have a cold again. With a deviated septum a cold is worse than a flu for me.

[@PurplePinkRed]

I know this comment is old, but yes, I would do the same. Include all viral respiratory infections (flu, COVID, all colds) and that's a deal!

[@MarkusDarkess]

@@PurplePinkRed the flu.. is part of the common cold. And coronaviruses account for 1/3 of the common cold. So finding the cure for coronaviruses. Would cure 1/3 of the cases. So it's no wonder 1 year later there is a new variant. There will probably be a new mutation by next year.

[@ethangeduldt]

Urghh

[@Lexiluvs123]

It really is worse then flu for me too

[@scorpio6587]

This will save countless lives. Great report.

[@biancaortegaa]

Glad y'all uploaded this I've had a cold since Friday 😷😩

[@nunyobiznez875]

I've been very fortunate, in that I haven't had a cold or flu, or any other kind of virus, for at least the last 15 years now, but I would still like to see a universal cure. I could happily live the rest of my life without ever having to deal with another virus again.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

If there's a common cold, is there also an uncommon one?

[@malojstoy]

If there is North America, is there also a South one? No

[@apexvideos3646]

@@malojstoy lol

[@pcmbabazi]

@@malojstoy but there is a south america

[@sakareeh]

Pile of carbon 😂😂😂

[@IgorKo96]

@@pcmbabazi woosh

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

You guys should.do an episode on different forms of birth control and the hormonal and non hormonal forms as well as their side effects. Considering there are a long list of side effects, it would be really cool to see what there is in development that could provide better options.

[@TMM6900]

Can i install antivirus into my system?

[@abdhullahafthah]

I hv got one. Wanna get it😉😉

[@estrogenearthquake7160]

Could you do a video on bacteriophages, specifically us using them to attack antibiotic resistant bacteria? I saw a video about it a while ago and would love to see another one from this science channel

[@celtgunn9775]

Biophages are going to be a major breakthrough in many treatments once Doctors actually utilize them properly. They're so spectacular!

[@denverflatpackjedithornton]

This is number three in a row I feel like I'm watching scishow pharmacy edition

[@DrMichaelCote]

I like seeing all this latest research going into treating the common cold and I wonder when more research will explore the "Treatise on Cold Disease" written by Zhang Zhong Jing 《傷寒論 》.

[@corycg9624]

I had a cold a little over a week ago I had a sore throat first and then I started sneezing and had a stuffed up nose it was a head cold the worst of it lasted 4 days and didn’t totally go away till a little over a week about 10 days all together.

[@MrJmanrey]

Scientists: "We're so close to beating the common cold." Coronavirus: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[@another90daystochangethis34]

FYI one type of common cold is caused by a coronavirus. Coronavirus itself is a term for a _class_ of respiratory viruses with a common shape. It's only been currently applied separately recently for the SARS 2.0 virus that causes COVID-19

[@ethangeduldt]

Yha

[@celinak5062]

1:13 and you once did a video on copper and copper alloys helping to kill bacteria

[@kevini4295]

Can't even imagine how much productivity has been lost in the world due to cold and flu. Even in my own case. Thankfully your body will clear it, but what a process to get to that finish line.

[@TheCitedAviator]

Hope so. Been suffering with it for about a week

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

We need to fund such magnificent projects.

[@krymsynrayne]

Your profile pic creeps me right the f out. Just wanted to let you know.

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

@@krymsynrayne it's cool.. just the good ol soul eater cat

[@iamarxalan]

There is an antiViral called (picovir) also called Pleconaril. Why was it stopped?

[@dragonthefirelord]

For the idea of inhibiting the proteins that aid viruses, could a similar concept be used to inhibit cell growth in cancers?

[@mastema3433]

I didn't expect the common cold to be this complex

[@Eli35369]

This episode comes out as soon as i get sick😂😭

[@britjay0010o3d]

Me: *Has a cold* The School Medic: i c e p a c k

[@RangerRuby]

I can't wait until we get that cure! #CommonColdStinks But no pressure.

[@issolomissolom3589]

I love you hanks

[@carthius]

This makes me think of the Futurama episode when Fry gets the cold

[@Bj_mc31]

I’m on my 8th day of congestion and cough 😷 horrible

[@HarryL2020]

I hope so! It is the only thing I ever get, I haven't had any other illness other than the common cold for a good 5 years.

[@MrMonday1000percent]

I was expecting more lama references tbh. That study came out like... last week? I think.

[@fubytv731]

This reminds me of the story from "I Am Legend".

[@LuckyPig]

That false "private video" glitch on early notifications scares me every time!

[@Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

Ever is a long time!

[@brownbear992]

"Do you want to create a super virus? This is how you create a super virus."

[@athenanguyen1290]

I love when they say MIT, my school

[@Potatobrains_]

Oh, you've created a protein that specifically targets double stranded RNA did ya? I burned my toast 4 times today...

[@quarksamurai6101]

Mike Belcourt llol

[@falnica]

"When I was your age I got a cold", that and "Mom is only cancer" are two sentences I REALLY want to get hear

[@seatbelttruck]

I don't know if we SHOULD cure the common cold? It's almost never fatal, rarely more than a nuisance, and gives our immune systems something to keep them on their toes. And while new anti-virals are undoubtedly something we need, we should be careful that the same thing doesn't happen that is happening now with antibiotics. We certainly don't want to end up breeding super-viral infections.

[@Triplehdd]

Bugchasing did that fot us.

[@FiMilton]

seatbelttruck while super viruses would be horrible, I for one would love a cure. I have a chronic illness so when I get a cold I’m passing out many times a day and barely able to do anything (like eat, shower, walk).

[@scorpio6587]

I agree with you, but it does often lead to deadly secondary infections such as pneumonia.

[@maracachucho8701]

It's a cure, not a vaccine, you will still get colds only now you have an option to get rid of them sooner.

[@gretamuller5120]

I was looking for someone who feels the same about this. Thank u for sharing your opinion!

[@tropezando]

A drug like this may be prohibitively expensive, though. Looking at antivirals currently on the market, like valganciclovir, it's usually in the upper price tiers of insurance formularies, if it's in there at all. The same is true for HIV antivirals. Plus, doctors are very strict about giving out prescriptions for these drugs, saving them only for the very sick and vulnerable population. This is interesting science, but I don't think it would be something available to the general population.

[@adama.schitt6568]

How can they develop anti-virals that don't attack bacteriophages? We might want to avoid that.

[@pranavlimaye]

*Back in my day, we folks would often have to face the bubonic plague.*

[@MrTaylorfenoglio]

I volunteer as tribute to the human trial.

[@MorganBennett]

I just got sick last week I get sore throat coughing phlegm fever and chills sneezing runny nose and nose bleed

[@shahdsalmaa1478]

I'm from Egypt 😀😀

[@KevinSheppard]

"One of the reasons the common cold is so difficult to attack is that it's so profitable to the pharmaceutical industry"

[@richardbidinger2577]

No, not really. There are something like 3000 different viruses that can give you a cold. Just like in the video, targeting one group won't get them all. A medicine that might work on a few hundred, may not have any affect at all on the rest. Common colds generally don't kill people, its not immediately necessary that we find a cure, so research tends to run a little slower there. Finding a cure or panacea for the common cold would actually be a bit more lucrative that the fairly cheap over the counter treatments they currently sell. You might spend twenty or so dollars on something to make the symptoms less terrible for the one or two weeks you have the cold, but you could expect to pay two to three times that on medicine that will get rid of it in a couple days. They get you either way.

[@judewakefield7213]

You know what would be more profitable? Being the only company with a cure.

[@ahoog69]

Not only does the cold support an entire industry of “treatments,” it also makes a tremendous contribution toward missed work and poor performance, which has its own high price tag.

[@KevinSheppard]

@@judewakefield7213 but not nearly as profitable as getting the same person to spend money on your symptom suppressors multiple times per year.

[@judewakefield7213]

Kevin Sheppard Think about it: you could put half your competition out of business, sell the cure at jacked up prices greater than the 30 bucks a year you get from the average consumer (an 1800 dollar cure would outpace even a prolific spender for 20 years) Plus receiving the money upfront would increase investor capital in the long run. It’s the difference between having 1800 now or a bond that pays 180 for ten years (at which point you may be out of business or bought out) It’s not a conspiracy, it’s just not terribly viable to spend much on research (because research is a gamble). But actively suppressing a cure? That’s just silly.

[@masonsheppard3192]

does titanium-tungsten-lead alloy exist?

[@tsareric1921]

Has anyone consider replace the parts that can get infect as a catch all solution. Eg if a virus work in the kidney replace it with a synthetic one that can't get infections.

[@akilankanagaraj41]

I accept it * with sneezes *

[@xelthiavice4276]

captains log. its 2022 still no cure.

[@Brainstorm69]

I always saw it as a evolutionary arms race. Think red queen hypothesis. Wouldn't broad spectrum antiviral just increase their evolutionary adaptation to our weapons?

[@RebeccaS1231]

Sure, and antibiotics have resulted in antibiotic resistance. That doesn't mean though that antibiotics haven't still saved a huge number of lives and that we can't, with improved technology, develop a new solution to keep up the fight.

[@Brainstorm69]

@@RebeccaS1231 Of Course. It's just something to pay attention to. Life cycles of rhinoviruses are way shorter than most bacterial strains.

[@normanzsvsp]

A cold is the worst when you have to go school with it :/

[@carljohnsoncj6896]

Imagine going to work...

[@blinkcamlove]

I got the first moderna shot two weeks ago and this week I got the chills twice from cold weather. Thinking I was going to symptoms the next day as usual, i didn’t feel anything. This happened twice since I’ve gotten the vaccine. I’m curious if anyone else who is susceptible to colds and has gotten the vaccine has found this out as well.

[@lotusuniversum1473]

Why won’t you try soul society herbal remedies

[@xenos_n.]

@@lotusuniversum1473 stop trying to sell your quackery medicine to people who made comments in a science video months ago. I see you saying the same thing in every comment. So sad.

[@lotusuniversum1473]

@@xenos_n. I m not selling anything just spreading information I don’t have any revenue from that

[@leelulady2010]

Today I brought my mom home from the hospital for severe cold side effects: low grade fever, coughing, bronchitis and laryngitis.

[@leelulady2010]

Luckily she's had both pneumonia vaccines. They've really protected her. 💉

[@MrTomFung]

Could use one of those broad spectrum antivirals in 2020.

[@efjeK]

Good timing for the video. My nose has just turned into a fountain. Would have been better timing if the cure was invented now also...

[@bobbyharper8710]

The body fixes itself so just make me feel better till it does.

[@mickmickymick6927]

We'd be living in exciting times if the cure had actually been released and was being used, as it is, it's just endless stories of 'possible breakthrough maybe coming at some point in the future, if all goes impossibly well'.

[@matteofabbris7877]

Come to italy, we have measles!

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

Can i send all the anti Vaxers there?

[@matteofabbris7877]

antivax is already the 1st party in the government

[@judewakefield7213]

@@matteofabbris7877 I'm sorry, that sucks. We need to work to provide science and refute meaningless sophisms in debate.

[@YuBeace]

I caught a cold right after a surgery inside my nose to breathe better. I feel like HELL......

[@nightshadekelly]

Bloodletting works Mainly cause this vampire will love you

[@lorenad.5649]

I wish there will be a cure. So whenever I do have it I won't have to think about memories of having no stuffy nose...

[@sacr3]

Yeah but what will this do to our immune system long-term? Will we become more and more sensitive and have to rely more on medicine to live? I'd like to see some research done on the long-term effects of human health by eliminating common colds, flu and other various viruses

[@Silent33091]

We won't be "more sensitive" but it's very obvious the human race will be more and more reliant on medicine in the future, and the reason for that is instead of letting sick people die we treat them and keep them alive, thus preventing natural selection from doing it's job like it did in the past. and that is a good thing we'll rely on modern medicine to rid us from diseases instead of mountains of human corpses, and hey if modern medicine does fail we still have natural selection to fall back onto.

[@sacr3]

@@Silent33091 If humans are more reliant on medicine, then that would imply that their bodies are less able to rid themselves of disease. Which would make sense, it seems were already seeing some of this, hypersensitivity to bacteria because of the extreme lengths people go through to clean their bodies. So I would assume by eliminating our bodies need to attack most viruses and bacteria due to vaccines and pills you can pop, if ever knew day a virus adapts to bypass out manufactured immunity i would assume it would be very deadly due to our weakened immunity towards most viruses. Could be wrong though, maybe our immune system is strong and fights hard but you'll be forced through all the stages of being ill because you had no immunity. Which means sniffles, fever, sore throat, etc So it could be good, could be meh, im not sure. As for natural selection, were better than it. Eventually yes, we will find ways to fix disease, disabilities, etc through genome editing making everyone have a fully capable and functioning healthy body. No more letting natural selection kill, we will be able to give these people a full life. Humans are much more logical and kind than our ecosystem.... well to ourselves lol, somewhat, in some places...

[@judewakefield7213]

I'm sorry but I mostly see in your statement a series of metaphors to explain the immune system then using those same metaphors to predict the immune system's behavior. I'm afraid it's far more complicated than "our immune system will weaken if there's no cold" It's that sort of misunderstanding that leads people to assume "natural immunity" is superior to vaccination. This isn't meant as an attack.

[@sacr3]

@@judewakefield7213 Well it seems to be the case, for example ancient tribes that are untouched by us are apparently more sensitive to the bacteria and viruses we carry since they didnt evolve immunities for what our immune system typically deals with every day. Vaccines today are great because most give us a sample of the virus but weakened, so our body can "attack it" and our memory B cells can remember. So of were hit by that virus one day down the road our body will react quick Basically a handbook to teach our immune system. But if we make it so our immune system doesnt have to bother with most viruses at all? That would be concerning, possibly. That's what I would like to know from a scientist, or a professional. Their opinion on long term effects of making our bodies immune not through improving the immune system but by inserting proteins thatll disable the virus before it has a chance to do anything.

[@judewakefield7213]

@@sacr3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHa8mWiNdqike80

[@BlackCat_2]

Have they considered (or actually tried) studying people who don't get sick? Surely I can't be the only one although when I was in grade school it sure felt like it. Every year half the class would be out sick and then they would come back. However the other half would then be out sick and I... well I was there the whole time. I even asked sick friends to cough on me but never would get sick. I had to fake it just to feel normal. I am in my 40's now and still the same. I never have had a flu vaccine and never had the flu either. I am abnormal but I guess I kind of like it. :P - Heidi

[@DoctorX17]

Will we need to worry about overuse of antivirals like we do with antibiotics?

[@krymsynrayne]

Hey SciShow: Why don't we sneeze in our sleep?

[@Euphytoseful]

Never sneezed in my sleep in my entire life, nor coughed.@steve gale

[@Euphytoseful]

If I have a cold I wake up with a running nose and a lump in my throat. I've never heard of anyone sneezing in their sleep and waking up instantly.@steve gale

[@Euphytoseful]

scienceillustrated.com.au/blog/science/ask-us-can-humans-sneeze-while-sleeping/@steve gale

[@krymsynrayne]

@@Euphytoseful I love that you backed up your comment with an actual article. Thanks!

[@krymsynrayne]

@steve gale how is @euphytose being childish? They actually backed up their comment with a scientifically legitimate article. You're a SciShow fan, I'm assuming, so you'd think you'd be be able to keep an open mind, especially when confronted with evidence, even if it's to the contrary of your belief. In any debate, you lose credibility and respect when you bring the insults. Nobody wants to listen to someone who talks down to them, regardless of whether they're right or wrong.

[@GeneralDurandal]

Some of these are needed for life to work correctly. Making something that can kill them might end life as we know it.

[@nameme5280]

I have a cold and it's annoying. However I do like the option of taking a sick day.... Maybe that's why there's lack of funding....ppl need their sick days!

[@estefanypineda23]

The complexity logo looked like Comedy Central logo

[@sarahherbison5419]

A cure for the common cold would be sweet, but I would rather they focus on cancer, no one will die from the sniffles.

[@Noluxarch]

i had common cold for 4 months straight and i still have it the moment im sending this comment. i need serious help

[@jaredleto3650]

I can help you if you don’t mind i was once a patient of cancer after my encounter with dr ocheja he gave me some herb that really help me now am free I can also give you his contact if you don’t mind maybe he also have herbs for common cold

[@magreetendason4223]

I know a doctor that can also help you get rid of it permanently he also save my life...Kindly send me your WhatsApp number or email address so I can forward it to the doctor

[@anthonycampbell97]

Scientists: "We found a cure for the common cold." Person with a cold in 2018: "Weird flex but ok."

[@Dan-qw8di]

Anthony Campbell Peculiar statement but alas

[@Serjgap]

he does not have a cold

[@adityamohan1773]

Why is this meme even popular

[@kgmobilestudios]

Boost the Immune System and keep it that way

[@I_am_Allan]

This episode was cold. BUT factual.

[@godqueenbidoof]

Wouldn't that open us up to another bunch of super bugs this time in viral form? Also I'm sure it's been thought about but why aren't they trying to make an antigen "bomb" of sorts. Something that would present a plethora of antigen to our immune system that are common among many of the viral strands

[@kevini4295]

They always say a cold is "minor" but I have been in bed all weekend with a cold. Going to take off work tomorrow. Yes, my body will get rid of it, but it's still a few days of misery.

[@DevinCastellanos.]

Watching this while on the toilet with diarrhea

[@JeremyWS]

I hope it is cured soon.

[@calumwilson1120]

Watching this as I have a cold rn😭

[@thomHD]

We could well be about 75 years away from saying, "Will there ever be cure for a common bacterial infection?"

[@erikvanvelzen]

I've seen this. One moment you're curing the common cold, the other the zombie apocalypse has started.

[@britanniawhite6930]

I was a absolutely delighted and grateful with the immediate healing I got through Dr ado keep saving live doctor

[@sabirahg2537]

Curious question: Could stem cells be used to cure the cold? Don't target me if it's a stupid question I'm not s biologist.

[@katyspencer797]

this week my friends and I decided that we would alter the common cold so that you can't have a cold and your period at the same time

[@MattThompsonOnGoogle]

I'm so glad I watched vlogbrothers first. :hits mute:

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"When _I_ was your age, I got... a _cold._ Gosh. You know, I really thought there would be _more_ to this story. Never mind."

[@stanlim9182]

I hate it when my nose is blocked.

[@gor5048]

"Hahahaha fools. They will never find a cure." I say as I sip on my chicken noodle soup.

[@ProfessorPolitics]

Insert Family Guy: "Why are we not funding this?!"

[@siyacer]

More on the Wuhan coronavirus later.

[@BenWillock]

Is it even worth "treating" a cold? I'd like to see a study about the cost impact of treating these minor viral diseases when compared to decreased productivity because of them - most people I know just carry on with thier dail routine and largely ignore them.

[@VitalVampyr]

People always seem to forget that it's possible to have two illnesses at once. A common cold can easily be fatal if one has a compromised immune system, it also disqualifies one for organ donation.

[@MrGreenotwo]

Turkey tail mushrooms in a Tea keeps me flu an cold free.

[@benbordwell9476]

Its “magic bullet”. We’re not fighting ware wolfs here.

[@cartoonfreak9]

I would pay so much for a cure. This is my second cold in a month.

[@Locut0s]

Could it possibly harm us to eliminate the common cold though? Is it not the case that our immune system needs to be exposed to pathogens in order to properly develop? I think such research could be massively useful in fighting viruses in general so I support it. But I don’t know about applying it to the common cold?