Medications
Experimental treatment offers new hope against lupus
An experimental antibody therapy may help ease skin symptoms from the autoimmune disease lupus, a small preliminary trial suggests.
May 27, 2021
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News tagged with monoclonal antibodies
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ultra-low doses of inhaled nanobodies effective against COVID-19 in hamsters
In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that inhalable nanobodies targeting the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can prevent and treat ...
May 26, 2021
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Medications
Study finds mechanism leading to herceptin resistance and pharmaceutical approach to reverse it
Research conducted by an international team of scientists discovered a mechanism that leads to Herceptin resistance, representing a significant clinical obstacle to successfully treating HER2-positive breast cancer. They ...
May 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study reveals structure of key receptors involved in memory and learning
Scientists have for the first time revealed the structure surrounding important receptors in the brain's hippocampus, the seat of memory and learning.
May 12, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Self-assembling nanofibers prevent damage from inflammation
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help limit damage caused by inflammatory diseases by activating key cells in the immune system. In mouse models of psoriasis, ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ultrasensitive, rapid diagnostic detects Ebola earlier than gold standard test
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Duke University has developed a highly sensitive and rapid diagnostic test for Ebola virus (EBOV) infection. In monkeys infected with Ebola, this diagnostic, called the D4-assay, ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Medications
New drug to regenerate lost teeth
The tooth fairy is a welcome guest for any child who has lost a tooth. Not only will the fairy leave a small gift under the pillow, but the child can be assured of a new tooth in a few months. The same cannot be said of adults ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Medical research
Study of coronavirus variants predicts virus evolving to escape current vaccines
A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may be less effective at neutralizing these variants and that the new variants raise the specter ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Medications
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS coronavirus show promise in phase 1 trial
A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the coronavirus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) found that they were well tolerated and generally ...
Feb 23, 2021
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