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Infection with Sars-CoV-2 Renders a Robust Antibody Response for at least Three Months 0
- Health & Medicine
- October 30, 2020
Antibodies are one of the most valuable tools of the immune system to fight foreign invaders. As expected from work with other coronaviruses, several studies have confirmed that, following infection with Sars-CoV-2, the immune system counteracts by producing antibodies against the spike protein, a molecule that the virus uses to dock itself to our cells
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Asymptomatic Patients Appear to Have Lung Damage and Low Antibody Levels after SARS-CoV-2 Infection 0
- Covid-19
- June 25, 2020
The levels of antibody protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection may not last longer than a few months, reveals an article published last week on Nature Medicine. Of 37 people with a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 but with no clinical symptoms of the disease, 81% tested positive for IgG, an antibody produced 3 to 4 weeks after
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A New Hope For Alzheimer’s Disease Immunotherapy 0
- Mind & Brain
- September 26, 2016
For the first time, an antibody was able to target and disrupt the Aβ plaques in the brain.
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Preventing Peanut Allergies: Consumption or Avoidance?0
- Health & Medicine, Nutrition and Lifestyle
- November 5, 2015
New developments require fundamental shifts in anti-allergy policies. Prevention of peanut allergies is a controversial issue, leaving society uncertain whether children should eat or avoid peanuts. Recent scientific studies show that peanut consumption at a young age protects against peanut allergy in children with eczema and/or an egg allergy (high-risk children). What is the effect
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‘We Effectively Identified A New Autoantibody Response’1
- Health & Medicine, Uncategorized
- February 25, 2014
Dr. Trouw explains potential of Y-shaped biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Recently, Jing Shi and colleagues from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC, the Netherlands) found a new subset of autoantibodies which are involved in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), namely the Y-shaped proteins which tend to bind carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP antibodies). They published their findings in PNAS.
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Anti-HIV Antibodies May Launch New AIDS Therapies 0
- Health & Medicine
- November 1, 2013
Nature just published two studies about new insights on AIDS. The HIV virus infects cells of the immune system causing their progressive decrease and weakening the body’s immune reactions to pathogens. As a consequence, HIV patients are much more susceptible to other infections and diseases, including cancer. Current AIDS therapies are mostly based on combinations of
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