Researchers have created a virus in the lab that infects cells and interacts with antibodies just like the COVID-19 virus, but lacks the ability to cause severe disease. This safer …read more Source:: Science
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Super-potent human antibodies protect against COVID-19 in animal tests
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•Researchers have discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease, when tested in animals and human cell …read more Source:: Science
How measles wipes out the body’s immune memory
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•A new study shows that measles wipes out 20 to 50 percent of antibodies against an array of viruses and bacteria, depleting a child’s previous immunity. A measles-ravaged immune system …read more Source:: Science
Combination therapy targets latent reservoir of HIV
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•Medical researchers demonstrate that administering broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) designed to target HIV in combination with agents that stimulate the innate immune system delayed viral rebound following discontinuation of ART …read more Source:: Science
Bad antibodies made good: The immune system’s secret weapon uncovered
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•The ‘bad apples’ of the immune system are also its secret weapon, according to major new research. Scientists have revealed how a population of ‘bad’ antibodies in the immune system …read more Source:: Science