Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Researchers at the Ragon Institute have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body's ability to fight Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria responsible ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...

How immune responses arise against microorganisms living on the skin is not fully understood. The discovery that skin maintains its own system to form antibody responses reveals an unexpected ...

Researchers at the Ragon Institute have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body's ability to fight Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria responsible ...

BERLIN — An individual’s profile of antibody responses to a range of herpes viruses and encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus could predict the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) up to 10 ...

This study is led by Dr. Hassan Aboul-Ella (Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University). Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are used to prevent, detect, and treat a broad ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center will lead a massive project aimed at discovering therapeutic antibodies through the use of Artificial Intelligence. Therapeutic ...