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Antibodies, Immunity, and COVID-19

JAMA Internal Medicine

Widespread availability of commercial assays that detect anti–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies has enabled researchers to examine naturally acquired immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the population level.

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Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children

XTalks

It has long been known that mothers greatly influence the development of the growing fetus by not only providing nutrients through the placenta, but also a growing list of biological elements including beneficial antibodies, gut bacteria and now, allergies. This is in contrast to adult mice, which need two exposures.

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Merck wins regulatory approval for combination therapy to treat la/mUC

Pharmaceutical Technology

The combination therapy can be used to treat la/mUC patients who do not qualify for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. Merck stated that the regulatory approval represents the first of its kind received by an anti-PD-1 therapy in combination with an antibody-drug conjugate for use in targeted patients in the US.

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Johns Hopkins-led study finds convalescent plasma can be effective early Covid-19 therapy

Scienmag

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today published final results of a nationwide multicenter study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that show plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and whose blood contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus, is (..)

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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine offers long-term protection against severe disease

Medical Xpress

In 2021, a group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine and a protein-based vaccine candidate containing an adjuvant, a substance that enhances immune responses, elicited durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (..)

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Leading innovators in coronavirus vaccine components

Pharmaceutical Technology

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Twist Bioscience Enter Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim believes Twist’s ability to generate potent, diverse therapeutic antibodies by mining its comprehensive libraries, combined with our extensive capabilities and experience in drug discovery and development, will enable us to deliver breakthrough opportunities to patients,” said Clive R. Wood, Ph.D.,