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Lectins enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence neutralizing antibodies – Nature

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SARS-CoV-2 infection, which involves both cell attachment and membrane fusion, relies on the ACE2 receptor that is paradoxically found at low levels...

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COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies in 90 percent taking immunosuppressants, study finds: However, people treated for autoimmune conditions produce weaker responses than healthy people

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COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were...

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COVID-19 antibody study shows downside of not receiving second shot: Recovering from COVID-19 doesn’t guarantee antibodies or confer immunity to re-infection, study finds

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A new study shows that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases 20% in adults with prior...

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Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs: The new pill can inject large quantities of monoclonal antibodies and other drugs into the lining of the stomach after being swallowed.

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In recent years, scientists have developed monoclonal antibodies -- proteins that mimic the body's own immune defenses -- that can...

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Babbling bats, autocorrected genes and COVID antibodies

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A greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) pup babbling. Researchers think the young bats make these sounds to practise their vocal...

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Breast milk of mothers who received COVID-19 vaccine contains antibodies that fight illness

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The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing...

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Antibodies reveal who’s protected by Moderna’s COVID vaccine

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A garment worker in Gazipur, Bangladesh, receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19.Credit: Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto/Getty Antibody levels in...

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Antibodies block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections: Could form basis of universal therapy, vaccines for alphaviruses

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Alphaviruses -- mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis -- may have met their match. Researchers at Washington...

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Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant: Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge

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Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant...

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Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection: The SEROCOV study also provides evidence that pre-existing antibodies to common cold coronaviruses may be protective

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The levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection, according to...