Scientists discover influenza's Achilles heel: Antioxidants
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 06:14
in Health & Medicine
As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu - antioxidants. In an article appearing in the November 2009 print issue of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) they show that antioxidants - the same substances found in plant-based foods - might hold the key in preventing the flu virus from wreaking havoc on our lungs...