New research may explain why some never get the flu By Talker News Mar 30, 2026 5 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Towfiqu barbhuiya By Talker By Stephen BeechA protein found in sweat, saliva and tears may explain why some people never get the flu, according to a new study. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAms6C>4:5:? 92D 2?E:G:C2= 24E:G:EJ 282:?DE E96 G:CFD 2?5 >2J D92A6 DFD46AE:3:=:EJ E@ A@E6?E:2==J 5625=J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^`_^_e^:?7=F6?K2\4@F=5\D@@?\36\5:28?@D65\FD:?8\8F>\7C@>\86C>2?J^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm:?7=F6?K2k^2m[ D2J D4:6?E:DED]k^AmkAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]454]8@G^7=F^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm:?7=F6?K2 G:CFDk^2m :D 2 =625:?8 42FD6 @7 C6DA:C2E@CJ :?764E:@?D 2?5 2 C64FCC:?8 AF3=:4 962=E9 :DDF6 H@C=5H:56]k^AmkAmqFE FA E@ bdT @7 A6@A=6 6IA@D65 E@ E96 7=F G:CFD ?6G6C 56G6=@A DJ>AE@>D]k^Am Structural model derived from molecular docking data. (Sonia Belmonte-Ballester / Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia via SWNS) By Talker kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 F?56C=J:?8 >6492?:D> :D ?@E F?56CDE@@5]k^Am More from this section +4 Next health frontier? Earbuds may soon monitor our brains +3 New research may explain why some never get the flu COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know kAm$A2?:D9 D4:6?E:DED E6DE65 E96 A@E6?E:2= C@=6 @7 E96 5:776C6?46D :? C6DA@?D6D 36EH66? A6@A=6 :? E96 A6C7@C>2?46 @7 E96:C :>>F?6 DJDE6>D[ 7@4FD:?8 @? 2?E:>:4C@3:2= A6AE:56D — 2=D@ <?@H? 2D p|!D]k^AmkAmsC] p=6I |:C2 2?5 sC] |2CÃ2 u6CC6C[ @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]FG]6D^FGH63^4@==686^6?^F?:G6CD:EJ\G2=6?4:2\`agdgcd_cgbg_]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 '2=6?4:2k^2m[ 2?5 E96:C 4@==628F6D D62C4965 7@C p|!D H:E9 2?E:G:C2= 24E:G:EJ 3J 2?2=JK:?8 >@FE9H2D9 D2>A=6D 7C@> `h 962=E942C6 H@C<6CD H9@ ?6G6C DF776C65 7C@> 7=F\=:<6 DJ>AE@>D]k^Am (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels) kAmQ%96 2?2=JD:D DF886DE65 E92E E96 p|! 56C>4:5:?[ H9:49 :D 7@F?5 :? D2=:G2[ DH62E 2?5 E62CD[ 4@F=5 36 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C C6D:DE2?46 E@ :?7=F6?K2 DJ>AE@>D[Q |:C2 D2:5]k^AmkAmQx? G:EC@ 6IA6C:>6?ED D9@H65 E92E 56C>4:5:? 6I6CE65 2?E:G:C2= 24E:G:EJ 282:?DE E96 EH@ >2:? DF3EJA6D @7 4:C4F=2E:?8 9F>2? :?7=F6?K2 G:CFD 3J 3:?5:?8 E@ E96 G:C2= AC@E6:? 96>288=FE:?:? 2?5 3=@4<:?8 G:C2= 6?ECJ :?E@ 9@DE 46==D]Qk^AmkAmtIA6C:>6?ED :? >:46 D9@H65 E92E 56C>4:5:? AC@E64ED 282:?DE :?7=F6?K2 p 5:D62D6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 7:?5:?8D AF3=:D965 :? E96 ;@FC?2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A?2D]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm!C@4665:?8D @7 E96 }2E:@?2= p4256>J @7 $4:6?46Dk^2m W!}p$X]k^AmkAmQx? 255:E:@?[ 56C>4:5:? =6G6=D H6C6 2AAC@I:>2E6=J D:I7@=5 9:896C :? E96 FAA6C>@DE A2CE @7 E96 E9C@2E :? b_ 2DJ>AE@>2E:4 :?5:G:5F2=D[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 ah DFD46AE:3=6 A66CD[ :?5:42E:?8 2 AC@E64E:G6 C@=6 282:?DE 7=F DJ>AE@>D[Q u6CC6C D2:5]k^AmkAmu6CC6C 25565i Q%96 DEF5J DF886DED E92E 56C>4:5:? 4@F=5 D6CG6 2D 2 A@E6?E:2= 3:@>2C<6C @7 D6G6C6 DFD46AE:3:=:EJ E@ :?7=F6?K2 :?764E:@?]Qk^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Homepage Stephen Beech Recommended for you Most Popular Plea deal accepted in Dadeville shooting case Gambling machines seized from Koon’s Korner Student allegedly raped while walking to school in Tallassee ‘He was supposed to go to prom’ Murderer sentenced in plea deal in shooting death of a 16-year-old Tallassee coach offered Park Crossing job Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 68° Partly Cloudy74° / 58° 8 PM 66° 9 PM 64° 10 PM 63° 11 PM 64° 12 AM 64°