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Antibodies
Antibodies are blood proteins produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
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DEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 15, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2020Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in the UK have found that otilimab can reduce infla ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2020Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a vaccine used for mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) may be effective in protecting against ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ChIP-Seq is a tool for analyzing the interactions between DNA and the proteins that bind to it, which influences gene ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2020Immunology
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will hopefully end this pandemic and he ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's essential for organisms to use their genomes to make proteins, and the processes of transcription and translation a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Immunology
Nutrition is essential to health; what we eat in our daily diet affects our overall health condition and what diseases w ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 10, 2020Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2020Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
It looks like a Band-Aid — a small, adhesive patch that is applied directly to the skin. This simple, low-cost dia ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 05, 2020Immunology
Our knowledge of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 is increasing every day, with new research papers published continuously. Resear ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 15, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2020
Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in the UK have found that otilimab can reduce infla
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2020
Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a vaccine used for mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) may be effective in protecting against
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ChIP-Seq is a tool for analyzing the interactions between DNA and the proteins that bind to it, which influences gene ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2020
Immunology
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will hopefully end this pandemic and he
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's essential for organisms to use their genomes to make proteins, and the processes of transcription and translation a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Immunology
Nutrition is essential to health; what we eat in our daily diet affects our overall health condition and what diseases w
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 10, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2020
Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
It looks like a Band-Aid — a small, adhesive patch that is applied directly to the skin. This simple, low-cost dia
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 05, 2020
Immunology
Our knowledge of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 is increasing every day, with new research papers published continuously. Resear
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef