Despite its vital role in "kick-starting" the immune response, IgD is arguably the least understood antibody, with little known about how it might participate in other parts of the immune system. A ...

Sjögren’s antibody testing is done using a blood sample. It checks antibody levels, including anti-SS-A (also called anti-Ro) and anti-SS-B (also called anti-La). Anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B are ...

The aim must be to create an EBacc that has more balance and flexibility for all. At Astrea, we value a thorough education in religious studies. A new national curriculum and KS4 qualification would ...

MIT’s new AI model predicts antibody structures with greater accuracy, aiding disease treatment and streamlining drug discovery. With this model, researchers may be able to discover antibody drugs ...

Antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new monoclonal antibody treatments and vaccines for malaria. A novel class of antibodies that binds to ...

This study uncovers a unique broad neutralization mechanism against rotavirus, where antibody 7H13 destabilizes the partial structure of the viral VP4 spike by acting on a critical residue switch ...

They can then make many copies of that antibody in the lab. These are known as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs or Moabs). Monoclonal antibodies are used to treat many diseases, including some types of ...

Production of a highly diverse, polyclonal immunoglobulin repertoire plays a central role in the ability of B cells to produce antibodies specific to a diverse range of foreign and self-antigens (1, 2 ...