US EditionThey Find a “Natural Antidote” Against the Flu: How It Acts and Why Many People Don’t Get Sick
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Researchers identified dermcidine, a natural compound of the body with potent antiviral action that could help prevent influenza and other respiratory viruses.
While the global concern focuses on the spread of influenza A virus (H3N2) subclade K, a recent finding re-focuses on the human organism’s own capacity to defend itself. Researchers from the Fisabio Research Foundation in Spain managed to identify a natural peptide that could explain why a section of the population — about one in five infected ones — does not develop the classic symptoms of influenza. According to Clarín, it is dermcidine, an an…
A scientific study identified dermcidine, a peptide present in the human body, as a potent natural antiviral against influenza A. The research opens the door to new treatments against strains such as H3N2 and other respiratory viruses. Read more
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