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An antibody is a blood protein that is produced in response to and counteracts an antigen. Antibodies are produced in response to disease and help the body fight against the particular disease. In this way, antibodies help the body develop an immunity to disease.

Mast cell precursor cells get activated when exposed to allergic stimulation, shows study

Mast cell precursor cells do not just cause an increase in mature mast cells during inflammation, they also play an active role in diseases like asthma. This finding is in a new study by immunology researchers published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

1 Oct 2021

Master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells identified

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine recently found the master regulator behind the development of antibody-creating cells.

27 Sep 2021

New map provides a reference to predict which antibodies are effective against SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology have published a detailed map of where human antibodies bind to SARS-CoV-2, a map that was generated by a global collaboration comparing nearly all leading clinical candidates.

24 Sep 2021

Circulating tumor cells found to form clusters that cause breast cancer metastases

A new study reports that circulating tumor cells that exhibit the features of stem cells employ ICAM1 to enable the formation of CTC clusters.

24 Sep 2021

Llamas' nanobodies could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19

A unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19 that can be taken by patients as a simple nasal spray.

23 Sep 2021

Researchers provide novel treatment target for common skin condition

Recent research indicates that a familiar inflammatory skin condition might arise due to inadequately regulated sex hormones.

23 Sep 2021

Study investigates the balance between effector B cells and memory response

A recent study elaborates how B lymphocytes decide between various cell fates to balance the magnitude of the acute immune responses.

20 Sep 2021

Poor systemic immune responses and elevated MAIT cell activation linked to fatal COVID-19 infections

The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation is 30-40%, however, the immunological factors associated with death in critically ill COVID-19 patients are poorly understood.

17 Sep 2021

Study reveals how autoimmune antibodies can predict severe cases of COVID-19

The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

From New York University (NYU) 9 Sep 2021

Study credits gut microbiota for the presence of maternal IgA in milk

Maternal antibodies are transmitted through breastfeeding, safeguarding the gastrointestinal tracts of infants from numerous pathogen-caused infections.

9 Sep 2021

New technology harnesses a natural feature of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton and biopharma company UCB have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using part of the human immune system known as the complement cascade, opening the way for a potential new class of treatments.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers discover underlying metabolic changes that may be pivotal in severe COVID-19

COVID-19 patients have differing immune responses that lead to disease outcomes ranging from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection to death.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers develop a new system for rapid, sensitive measurement of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

A research team at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan has developed a diagnostic system that can rapidly and sensitively measure the amount of antibodies in the blood that can protect us from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

6 Sep 2021

New drug delivery strategy could make it easier for patients to take their medications

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 disease.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers identify potent antibody that protects against a wide range of viral variants

The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.

23 Aug 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody protects against delta variant

Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

18 Aug 2021

Researchers modify CRISPR to enable antibody-based medical diagnostics

Researchers adapted CRISPR to analyze antibodies in patient blood samples to pave the way for a new class of medical diagnostics.

From Harvard Medical School 16 Aug 2021

Study assesses the effectiveness of T-cell immune response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants

New mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been emerging continuously, enabling a more potent spread of the virus and allowing it to evade antibodies.

16 Aug 2021

New study could help design more effective vaccines against various COVID-19 variants

Scientists have discovered that individuals recovering from COVID-19 produce identical clones, or groups, of antibody-producing white blood cells.

From Vanderbilt University 12 Aug 2021

Scientists show how lab-grown beating heart cells are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cambridge scientists have grown beating heart cells in the lab and shown how they are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a study published in Communications Biology, they used this system to show that an experimental peptide drug called DX600 can prevent the virus entering the heart cells.

6 Aug 2021