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Scientists discover an antibody that can protect people against several coronaviruses including COVID-19 and its variants A research team has discovered a Covid antibody that is effective against the virus, all of its variants, and all types of coronavirus The antibody, DH1047, can bind to virus cells and prevent them from replicating and infecting a person Researchers believe that the […]
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After infection with SARS-CoV-2, where does the immune system store the memory to provide long-term protection against reinfection? Though numerous studies have examined blood to track immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, a new study of COVID survivors shows that the memory of the infection is primarily stored in T and B cells within the lung and the lymph nodes surrounding the […]
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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. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study detected the autoimmune antibodies in the blood of more than a third of men and women on admission to hospital and […]
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A recent review in the journal Vaccines examines whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risks in pregnant women justify the rare but serious risks potentially linked to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant individuals. Study: Is the Immunization of Pregnant Women against COVID-19 Justified?. Image Credit: Marina Demidiuk/ Shutterstock Background Pregnant women have been immunized for decades against certain infections […]
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The gut microbiome has received a lot of attention, but new research shows that fungi in the gut are also an important microorganism in gut functioning and health, which then affects human health. Gut Health. Image Credit: metamorworks/Shutterstock.com Contrasting effects of fungal communities in the gut In recent years, the role of microbial diversity and richness in the gut has […]
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A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe COVID patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed Wednesday. The therapy, developed by the US biotech firm Regeneron and given to former US President Donald Trump during his brush with the coronavirus, had previously only been used to treat patients in […]
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In the three months since Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 million Americans have received the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The single-shot viral vector vaccine — developed in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) immunologist Dan Barouch, MD, PhD […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for May 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to a monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients ages 12 and older who are considered at high risk for progression to […]
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A group of scientists have just made a key discovery that could prevent and eradicate immune responses that lead to treatment failure in about one-third of people with severe hemophilia A. Hemophilia is the most common severe inherited bleeding disorder in men. The disease affects 1 in 10,000 males worldwide and results from deficiency of blood clotting factor VIII (FVIII). […]
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Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies. By Apoorva Mandavilli For more than a year, Dr. Andrew Wollowitz has mostly been cloistered inside his home in Mamaroneck, N.Y. As chief of emergency medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, Dr. Wollowitz, 63, was eager […]
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