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British researchers say they close to finding a cure for the common cold. Scientists have for decades on a medicine that would help to colds. The biggest problem for researchers was a drug that could the hundreds of types of viruses that can a cold. The viruses are difficult to and they change very quickly so they can fight against new drugs. Until now, there has been no way to cold viruses, so we all have to every winter. However, scientists have developed a special molecule that could make colds a thing of the past. They tested the molecule and found that it the viruses that cause colds. The molecule stopped the viruses from working in the body.

The usual treatment for a common cold is to medicines or remedies for the different symptoms. We might take one thing for a sore throat and another thing for a runny nose or a fever. Different viruses can different symptoms. The researchers the new molecule could all symptoms from developing. Lead researcher Ed Tate, from London's Imperial College, said it could millions of people their suffering. Most of us a cold several times a year. Dr Tate said it could also people with more serious problems, saying: "The common cold an inconvenience for most of us, but it can serious complications in people with conditions like asthma."