Does rest really help you recover from a cold?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
  
  

Woman with cold on sofa at home
Resting up ... the way to beat a cold? Photograph: Cultura RM Exclusive/Colin Hawkins/Getty Images Photograph: Cultura RM Exclusive/Colin Hawkins/Getty Images/Cultura Exclusive

Does resting really help you recover from a cold? People always tell me to take it easy when I’m ailing. But has anyone ever scientifically tested whether or not this really helps?

Tom Vivian, Seattle, US

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