Tag Archives: Antibodies

[ad_1] Coronavirus vocabulary: vaccine Published December 2, 2020 Transcript of the video [MUSIC PLAYING] PRESENTER: The coronavirus was teaching us a lot on infectious diseases and public health, but it is also teaching us many new words. I’ll help you talk coronavirus. It really is learning a new language. What …

[ad_1] COVID-19 may have already arrived in the United States in December 2019, before the disease was even identified in China, a new study suggests. Researchers in the study, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analyzed more than 7,000 blood donations collected by the American Red Cross …

[ad_1] Singapore researchers conducted a study showing that asymptomatic individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – trigger a response efficient, balanced and coordinated cellular immune system that protects the host without giving the impression of triggering pathological …

[ad_1] New research indicates that coronavirus patients who are cured are likely to have strong immune memory that lasts for at least eight months, and this memory is based on more than just antibodies as it includes white blood cells known as T cells and B cells which have amazing …

[ad_1] In an article recently published on Trends in endocrinology and metabolism, Graziano Pinna of the University of Illinois at Chicago outlines some of the evidence that suggests that female reproductive hormones may play a role in the sexual bias that has been observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Reports …

[ad_1] Researchers studied the effect of several SARS-CoV-2 mutations on its binding to the human angiotensin 2 converting enzyme using molecular dynamics simulations. They found that the N439K mutant binds more strongly than the original Wuhan strain, which could have implications for therapies such as monoclonal antibodies. The 2019 coronavirus …

[ad_1] The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread around the world, causing over 59.17 million confirmed infections and over 1.39 million deaths. The causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Understanding the size of the virus and its prevalence …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 A study by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) described a potential therapeutic cancer vaccine that liberates suppressed immune cells that kill cancer, allowing them to …

[ad_1] The severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged from Wuhan, China in late 2019 and rapidly spread around the world, progressing into a full-fledged pandemic. As this is a new virus, scientists around the world immediately began work on developing a vaccine or effective therapeutic agents to …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 19, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage, and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research …