Moreover, while traditional approaches use mice that have been genetically modified to produce human antibodies, these antibodies are not completely encoded by human genes and are, therefore, not ...

Uniform protein labeling in intact tissues is a challenge. An approach that allows antibodies to seep within organs could ...

"And it turned out that our improved immunological screening methods developed at the University of Texas quickly identified two examples of human antibodies broadly effective against different ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an ...

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing an experimental treatment designed to help ...

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will ...

Induces potent and long-lasting immune responses to defined antigens or whole pathogens (particles), mainly through the ...

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

The researchers say antibodies in this class are particularly ... The research team isolated human mAbs produced in response to whole sporozoites, rather than to specific parts of the parasite ...