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Scientists find human antibodies that can block multiple coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2

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A team of scientists from Scripps Research and the University of North Carolina (UNC) has found antibodies in the blood of certain COVID-19 donors that can block infection from a broad set of coronaviruses—specifically, in people who have recovered from the virus and were then vaccinated.

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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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Scientists identify antibodies that can neutralize omicron

Scienmag

An international team of scientists have identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. These antibodies target areas of the virus spike protein that remain essentially unchanged as the viruses mutate.

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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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Scientists analyze structure of antibodies that could be key to more effective cancer treatments

Scienmag

Researchers at the University of Southampton have gained unprecedented new insight into the key properties of an antibody needed to fight off cancer. The interdisciplinary study, published in Science Immunology, revealed how changing the flexibility of the antibody could stimulate a stronger immune response.

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Antibodies to common antibiotic possible new risk factor for type 1 diabetes

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Antibodies produced against the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, appear to increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children already genetically at risk, scientists say.

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Novel antibodies target ‘dark side’ of influenza virus protein

Drug Discovery World

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored ‘dark side’ of the neuraminidase (NA) protein head.