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Covid-19 induced immune response may damage brain, NINDS study finds

Pharmaceutical Technology

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have found that Covid-19-induced immune response could damage the blood vessels of the brain and may lead to short and long-term neurological symptoms. .

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Molecular change to immunotherapy antibody could accelerate immune response to cancer

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This also happens in our body, in driving an immune response. Like human drivers, antibodies have a "foot"—a sort of molecular limb that "presses" the gas and brake pedals. And as far as these cancer-fighting antibodies are concerned, speed is of the essence.

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Intranasal delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine fails to generate strong immune response

BioPharma Reporter

Intranasal delivery of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 failed to induce either a consistent mucosal antibody response or a strong systemic immune response, according to results from a Phase 1 clinical trial released today.

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Atrium Health gets grant for cancer treatment using antibodies and engineered cytotoxic cells

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover how Atrium Health's groundbreaking patent revolutionizes cancer treatment with targeted antibodies and cytotoxic cells, enhancing immune response and improving patient outcomes.

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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy. Immatics is one of the most important players concerning innovation surrounding cancer monoclonal antibody therapy.

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Study: Antibody Reduces Death in COVID-19 Patients Unable to Mount an Immune Response

BioSpace

?The new data shows REGEN-COV reduced the risk of death in hospitalized patients unable to mount their own immune response by 20%.

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Researchers reveal why viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can reinfect hosts, evade the immune response

Medical Xpress

The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies—the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders. The team's findings, which have implications for our understanding of immunity and public health, are published in Science.