As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they've used to fight infections are unlikely ...
Dec 19, 2021
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Why do 80 to 90% of people infected with COVID-19 experience only mild cases while 10 to 20% face more severe or life-threatening symptoms?
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Survival rates increased about 20% for children with high-risk neuroblastoma enrolled in a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital clinical trial that included a novel monoclonal antibody produced onsite. The findings appeared ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight infection from multiple variants of COVID-19 such as Delta and the newly discovered ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Monoclonal antibodies protected aged, diabetic rhesus macaque monkeys from disease due to SARS-CoV-2 and reduced signs of inflammation, including in cerebrospinal fluid, according to a new study from researchers at the University ...
Nov 1, 2021
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A new monoclonal antibody therapy shows promise in offering an alternative treatment for patients suffering from moderate-to-severe asthma. Research led by Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, director of the National Jewish Health ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Scientists at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and EPFL have discovered a highly potent monoclonal antibody that targets the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and is effective at neutralizing all variants of concern identified ...
Oct 12, 2021
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In recent years, scientists have developed monoclonal antibodies—proteins that mimic the body's own immune defenses—that can combat a variety of diseases, including some cancers and autoimmune disorders such as Crohn's ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, have taken a big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against a family of viruses that attacks ...
Jul 16, 2021
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COVID-19 therapies made from antibodies often are given to patients who are at high risk of severe illness and hospitalization. However, there have been nagging questions about whether such antibody therapies retain their ...
Jun 21, 2021
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