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Scripps Research scientists explain what makes COVID-19 antibody “J08” so potent

Scienmag

LA JOLLA, CA—Last year, scientists at Scripps Research and Toscana Life Sciences studied the blood of 14 COVID-19 survivors to find the most potent antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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IgY antibody technology against SARS-CoV-2 unveiled

Pharma Mirror

An IgY neutralizing antibody, which is claimed to inhibit the activity of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, by over 99 percent, was launched in Shenzhen on Monday, according to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily. Shenzhen) and a local precision medicine research institute.

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FDA staff appear supportive of RSV drug from AstraZeneca, Sanofi

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Agency scientists raised no major red flags in their review of the antibody medicine in documents posted ahead of a Thursday meeting of FDA advisers.

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Grifols’ Innovation Strategy in the Plasma Medicine Space

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Plasma medicine is a critical and specialized field within healthcare, centering on the use of human plasma for the development and administration of life-saving treatments. Human plasma, the clear, liquid portion of blood, is composed of water, electrolytes, nutrients and crucial proteins such as antibodies, clotting factors and albumin.

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WRAIR, Duke scientists identify of monoclonal antibodies efficacy against malaria

Scienmag

Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.

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Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains

Scienmag

Findings point the way to developing a broad-spectrum flu drug Credit: Yanan Dai Researchers have identified two antibodies that protect mice against lethal infections of influenza B virus, report scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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How a COVID-19 infection spurs antibodies against common colds

Scienmag

LA JOLLA, CA—Getting sick with a common cold doesn’t make you immune to COVID-19, but a COVID-19 infection might, at least temporarily, boost the number of antibodies you have against common cold-causing coronaviruses and the SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV viruses, all of which are closely related.