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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. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance.

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Antibody treatment improves chronic food allergy symptoms in young adults, study finds

Medical Xpress

A weekly dose of dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody, led to a reduction of symptoms and tissue improvement in young adults and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Monoclonal antibody could transform malaria prevention

Drug Discovery World

One dose of an antibody drug safely protected healthy, non-pregnant adults from malaria infection during an intense six-month malaria season in Mali, Africa. . The antibody was up to 88.2% The Phase II NIAID-USTTB trial evaluated a one-time, intravenous infusion of a monoclonal antibody called CIS43LS. .

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. But others in the research space are now testing out other concepts that have been largely theoretical.

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Altered ‘coat’ disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies

Scienmag

— A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. HERSHEY, Pa. They say testing people for this and other viral mutations may help identify patients at risk for developing a fatal brain disease.

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COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection

Scienmag

Credit: Andrea Crisanti Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.

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New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Scienmag

Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutes Credit: Carolyn Lagattuta Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel serological assay for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.