Monoclonal antibodies may neutralize many norovirus variants
Researchers have taken a big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against a family of viruses that attacks the gastrointestinal tract......»»
Report reveals which sealed NES games are the rarest of the rare
Wata Games population report includes some seemingly one-of-a-kind variants. Enlarge / Some copies of The Legend of Zelda might be worth less if they were made of real gold... (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This summer.....»»
Unsung gene is key to how antibodies develop, study finds
Researchers have discovered that an overlooked gene plays a major role in the development of antibodies, which help the immune system recognize and fight viruses including SARS-CoV-2, bacteria and other causes of infectious disease......»»
Antibodies mimicking the virus may explain long haul COVID-19, rare vaccine side effects, study suggests
A new article suggests that secondary antibodies known as 'anti-idiotype antibodies' could be responsible for some of the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and the symptoms of long-haul COVID......»»
Ranking the Risk of Heart Disease
By accounting for the additive effect of multiple genetic variants, researchers can develop a system that improves their ability to identify the most vulnerable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
It is widely understood that antibodies neutralize viruses by latching onto their surfaces and blocking them from infecting host cells. But new research reveals that this barrier method isn't the only way that antibodies disable viruses. An internati.....»»
Potential new therapeutic pathway to clear chronic viral infections
A recent study in mice has uncovered that during chronic viral infection, a protein called BMI-1 gets turned on too early in B cells and messes up the delicate balance of gene expression, resulting in antibodies that are unsuccessful in their endeavo.....»»
Identifying highly recombinant plants for breeding
For plant breeding, it is important to create as many combinations as possible of genetic variants within a short time to select the most suitable candidates between plants with many different characteristics. The working group of Prof. Dr. Benjamin.....»»
Plant-derived antiviral is effective in blocking highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, say scientists
A plant-based antiviral has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant......»»
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variants are most likely to increase pandemic severity
Mathematical model indicates SARS-CoV-2 variants that combine enhanced transmissibility with the ability to escape immunity cause more infections than variants with either trait alone. Understanding which type of variants are most likely to increase.....»»
Age, sex and waning COVID-19 antibodies
Antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination peaked higher for women and younger people than men and individuals over the age of 65, respectively, but levels dropped by half within six months for everyone in a study group......»»
Venom of cone snail could lead to future diabetes treatments
Researchers have found that variants of this cone snail venom could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics......»»
Research shows B cells can help fight infection, speed skin wound healing, and protect brain after injury
Until recently, B cells—present in the blood stream—were mainly thought to produce antibodies and present antigens to help with the immune response to pathogens. A research team at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center (VIC) at Massachusetts Gene.....»»
Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
Back and forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control COVID-19. A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, used a novel modelling approa.....»»
New study finds evidence of COVID antibodies in breast milk of vaccinated mothers
Researchers found that two groups of mothers -- those who had disease-acquired immunity and those with vaccine-immunity -- had high levels of antibodies in their breast milk, and these antibodies provided neutralization against SARS-CoV-2......»»
Researchers harness higher order protein catenation for the development of artificial antibodies
Chemical topology is a unique dimension for protein engineering. Over the past few years, the discovery of topological non-trivial proteins in nature has already revealed their many potential functional benefits, such as enhanced thermal/mechanical/c.....»»
Researchers develop a tool to neutralize chemical weapons using rare-earth elements
Researchers at Concordia are studying the potential applications of a type of compound called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). They have designed a new kind of microscopic structure that can rapidly mitigate chemical weapons when exposed to ultraviol.....»»
New study suggests SARS-CoV-2 spreading widely within wild deer population
Hunting season came as human cases were spiking, which may have been a bad combo. Enlarge (credit: Raymond Gehman / Getty Images) Earlier this year, researchers found that many wild deer in Michigan had antibodies that suggest.....»»
Antibody treatment prevents inflammation in lungs, nervous system in macaques with SARS-CoV-2, study finds
Monoclonal antibodies protected aged, diabetic rhesus macaque monkeys from disease due to SARS-CoV-2 and reduced signs of inflammation, including in cerebrospinal fluid, according to a new study......»»
In COVID-19 vaccinated people, those with prior infection likely to have more antibodies, research finds
Researchers have shown that antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 virus) stay more durable -- that is, remain higher over an extended period of time -- in people who were infected by the virus and then received protection from two doses of.....»»
All about Eve, sophisticated AI
New AI model called EVE outperforms other AI methods in determining whether a gene variant is benign or disease-causing. When applied to more than 36 million variants across 3,219 disease-associated proteins and genes, EVE indicated more than 256,000.....»»