How does the immune system remember and recognize viral invaders it has encountered in the past? A trio of newly published studies of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, vaccinated against the virus, or both are providing tantalizing ...
May 19, 2022
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Humans have developed four different IgG antibody subclasses that orchestrate protection against invading pathogens. A molecular and cellular understanding of how these contribute to eradication of viral infections may guide ...
May 2, 2022
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has continuously mutated since it emerged in late 2019. This rapid evolution poses challenges for vaccines and treatments designed to target the virus. A booster shot is now needed ...
Apr 16, 2022
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New research has found that the weakened immune systems of blood cancer patients can improve after they receive a third COVID-19 vaccination.
Mar 25, 2022
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An international research team discovered the first human antibody to effectively neutralize two types of hantaviruses in animal models, according to a study published online Mar. 16 in Science Translational Medicine. Based ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are designing better therapies for treating Ebola virus and its deadly relatives.
Mar 17, 2022
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There is virtually no protection against infection with the currently circulating omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for dual-vaccinated and recovered individuals who were infected with the previous SARS-CoV-2 variants. ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines. In the current study published in the journal mBIO, researchers at Baylor College ...
Feb 15, 2022
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U.S. health regulators on Friday authorized a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant, a key step in restocking the nation's arsenal against the latest version of COVID-19.
Feb 11, 2022
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Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, ...
Feb 4, 2022
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