Powerful Cocktail of Modified Antibodies Supercharges the Immune System Against COVID-19
Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden,…
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SNAPping Into Action: Revolutionizing T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapies
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created a universal receptor system for T cells that could revolutionize CAR T cell and other immunotherapies for…
Long COVID: Cedars-Sinai Researchers Find COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Antibodies Far Longer Than Expected
Findings show people with long COVID-19 respond differently to COVID-19 vaccines. A new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai suggests long…
The Immunity Puzzle: Why Viruses Like COVID-19 Can Reinfect Hosts, Evade the Immune Response
Using a tool called VirScan, Brigham investigators found that people produced shared antibody responses to certain regions of the virus, likely leading to selective pressure…
Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
Far-Reaching Implications: Scientists Shed Light on the “Original Antigenic Sin”
According to the theory of original antigenic sin (OAS), our immune systems react most strongly to the viral strains we encountered in our childhoods. This…
New Research: How Your Baby Was Delivered May Impact How They Respond to Key Childhood Vaccines
A new study suggests that the way a baby is delivered may impact their immune system’s response to two key childhood vaccines. Babies who are…
New COVID Subvariant Resistant to All Therapeutic Antibodies
The findings indicate that new antibody therapies must be developed. Are the currently approved antibody therapies used to treat patients who have a higher risk…
Scientists Unravel the Molecular Structure of One of the Most Important Immune Receptors
Freiburg and Harvard University researchers have revealed the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, providing new insight into its composition. B cells have…
Scientists Reveal Key Differences in Immune Response to Inactivated Virus and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
While both protect from severe disease, inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and spike mRNA COVID-19 vaccines trigger different T-cell responses. Although the total magnitude of the T-cell responses…
New Antibody Demonstrates Therapeutic Benefits Against Alzheimer’s
Scientists have developed a new promising potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. According to a team of researchers from the University of Texas Health Houston, a…
Powerful New Antibody Neutralizes All Known COVID Variants
Future vaccine development may be inspired by new research findings. Scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have created an antibody, SP1-77, that successfully neutralizes all tested…
Why Is Omicron More Infectious Than Other COVID-19 Variants?
Researchers discovered which mutations of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 virus make it more efficient at infecting cells and evading antibodies by using virus-like particles. As the…
How Does a Tick Bite Cause Meat Allergies? A Study Provides New Genetic Insights
The structure of many important molecules involved in anaphylaxis to mammalian meat has been uncovered, opening the door to potential future treatments. The genetic and…
How Breastfeeding Strengthens Your Child’s Immune System
Breastfeeding provides an immune boost to infants A recent study by Katherine Wander, an associate professor of anthropology at Binghamton University, suggests that breastfeeding strengthens…
Convergent Evolution: Why COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Aren’t As Effective for New Variants
The new peer-reviewed paper can help inform the development of new vaccines and therapeutics. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, first appeared, it…
Preventing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – An Incurable Disease
UC San Diego researchers describe an imbalance of opposing cell signals that cause deadly disease, and how a novel monoclonal antibody therapy might treat or…
Evidence of Zoonotic Spread: Superbug C. difficile Can Jump Between Pigs and Humans
A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing…
