Flu

Children may be naughty and difficult at times, but the chirpier they are the better it feels! A quiet and inactive child is extremely nightmarish for parents. And this happens when one of the common child illnesses hits them.

A pioneering research from the University of Adelaide Research claims it is a step closer to the universal flu vaccine that can be dropped or squirted into the nose.

Darren Miller, who carried out the research along with his colleagues, led the synthetic flu vaccine trials successfully in mice.

Elaborating on the study, he said, "Current flu vaccines depend on being able to predict the forthcoming viral strain, and reformulate each year. This is time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, and it’s something a universal vaccine could overcome.”

The research

Researchers have found that the naturally occurring chemicals present in the almond skin might prove beneficial in fending off viral infections and boosting immune system altogether.

According to the findings published in the journal ‘Immunology Letters,’ these compounds may improve the ability of body’s fighter cells or white blood cells to counteract foreign bodies like viruses.

It does so by increasing one’s ability to obstruct viruses from replicating and spreading throughout the body.