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Tiny DNA strand net in a low-cost test platform traps COVID-19 virus

According to a new study, tiny nets made of DNA strands can capture the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, illuminating it for a quick yet accurate diagnostic test and preventing it from infecting cells, suggesting a new potential path to antiviral treatment.

26 Sep 2022

Encouraging breakthroughs in eliminating therapy-resistant cancer cells

The human immune system is notably adept at evading tumor cells, which construct physical barriers, adopt masks, and restrain the immune system with molecular ploys.

14 Sep 2022

Detecting multiple food poisoning bacteria based on color differences in scattered light from metals

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a simple, rapid method to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria, based on color differences in the scattered light by nanometer-scaled organic metal nanohybrid structures (NHs) that bind via antibodies to those bacteria.

30 Aug 2022

Study explains the dynamics underlying liver damage

The immune system may attack the liver when fat builds up there. The chemical that triggers these responses has been discovered by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers in a recent study, and this information helps to explain the dynamics of liver damage that can accompany type 2 diabetes and obesity.

23 Aug 2022

New method identifies human gut microbes that contribute to inflammatory diseases

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have created a way to determine the human gut microorganisms that are most likely to cause a variety of inflammatory disorders, including obesity, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and several neurological conditions.

22 Aug 2022

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

In response to increasing demand for stabilised molecular diagnostic assays, we have significantly increased our single batch lyophilised reagent bead manufacturing throughput to 300,000 reactions per freeze drying run and are now progressing towards a capacity of 100 million tests per annum.

From Biofortuna Limited 22 Aug 2022

Researchers report the identification of novel small molecules that stimulate human adaptive immune responses

An antibody that is successfully used to treat a variety of tumors has been replaced with a tiny molecule that researchers from Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have jointly found and manufactured.

9 Aug 2022

Researchers develop targeted immunotherapy to destroy tumor cells

A minimally invasive technique was created and improved by scientists at Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) to develop immunotherapeutic cancer treatments.

3 Aug 2022

Novel molecule probe accomplishes live B cells distinction over T cells

The human body is regularly exposed to bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other pathogens, making the immune system vital for survival.

25 Jul 2022

New biosensor could achieve the speed, efficiency required for COVID-19 testing in future

As the BA.5 omicron variant continues to spread, health experts are increasingly preparing for a future in which such COVID-19 variants emerge, surge and recede similar to seasonal flu.

22 Jul 2022

Study finds broadly neutralizing antibodies might help to treat or cure HIV infection

According to research, carefully formulated combinations of broadly neutralizing antibodies might effectively cure HIV while reducing the chance that the virus would evade therapy.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers create antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 from hen eggs

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have created antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in hen eggs.

From The University of California, Davis 14 Jul 2022

Researchers capture images of antibodies attacking neuron receptors using Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility

Scientists have for the first time photographed an autoantibody coupled to a receptor on the surface of a nerve cell using the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility at UT Southwestern.

14 Jul 2022

Researchers work on DNA-delivered antibodies to stop COVID-19

A new COVID-19 antibody delivery approach has progressed to clinical trials, thanks to funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND).

11 Jul 2022

Challenges in Drug Discovery; Where are we now, and where are we going?

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Steve Rees, Vice-President of Discovery Biology at AstraZeneca, about the challenges currently faced by the drug discovery sector.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 8 Jul 2022

Researchers get funding to develop a vaccine against ALS disease

DZNE and Intravacc B.V., have received a grant from the European Union of € 2.5 million to further create a prototype ALS vaccine.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate dynamics and modifications of COVID-19 virus spike protein

When the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell’s protein-processing machinery modifies the spike protein, making it more flexible and mobile, potentially increasing its possibility to contaminate other cells and evade antibodies, according to new research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

8 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccination stimulates antibodies aiming parts of virus spike protein among corona variants, researchers discover

Can the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reactivate previously suppressed antibody responses and pave the way for a unified coronavirus vaccine?

8 Jul 2022

Study shows how drugs help to treat hepatitis A virus replication using an animal model

A virus must go through the viral replication cycle in order to propagate throughout the body and cause disease.

5 Jul 2022

Researchers capture a new high-resolution view of the rabies virus

Around 59,000 individuals are shockingly killed by the rabies virus each year, and several of them are children. Some victims, particularly children, discover they have been exposed after it is too late.

20 Jun 2022

Antibodies News and Research

Tiny DNA strand net in a low-cost test platform traps COVID-19 virus

Encouraging breakthroughs in eliminating therapy-resistant cancer cells

Detecting multiple food poisoning bacteria based on color differences in scattered light from metals

Study explains the dynamics underlying liver damage

New method identifies human gut microbes that contribute to inflammatory diseases

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

Researchers report the identification of novel small molecules that stimulate human adaptive immune responses

Researchers develop targeted immunotherapy to destroy tumor cells

Novel molecule probe accomplishes live B cells distinction over T cells

New biosensor could achieve the speed, efficiency required for COVID-19 testing in future

Study finds broadly neutralizing antibodies might help to treat or cure HIV infection

Researchers create antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 from hen eggs

Researchers capture images of antibodies attacking neuron receptors using Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility

Researchers work on DNA-delivered antibodies to stop COVID-19

Challenges in Drug Discovery; Where are we now, and where are we going?

Researchers get funding to develop a vaccine against ALS disease

Researchers investigate dynamics and modifications of COVID-19 virus spike protein

COVID-19 vaccination stimulates antibodies aiming parts of virus spike protein among corona variants, researchers discover

Study shows how drugs help to treat hepatitis A virus replication using an animal model

Researchers capture a new high-resolution view of the rabies virus

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