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An antibody is a blood protein that is produced in response to and counteracts an antigen. Antibodies are produced in response to disease and help the body fight against the particular disease. In this way, antibodies help the body develop an immunity to disease.

High-fat diet and systemic inflammation contribute to progression of prostate cancer

Osaka University-led study shows how a high-fat diet and systemic inflammation contribute to prostate cancer progression

18 Jul 2018

Allergic responses may help protect the skin against cancer, research suggests

The components of the immune system that trigger allergic reactions may also help protect the skin against cancer, suggest new findings.

18 Jul 2018

Homogenous BTK occupancy assay used in tirabrutinib clinical studies

In a new SLAS Discovery article, Helen Yu and a team of researchers at Gilead Sciences, Inc. present a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based Bruton's tyrosine kinase occupancy assay that can measure target engagement in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and in lymph-node and bone-marrow samples.

17 Jul 2018

Researchers detect presence of IgE antibodies after kidney transplantation

Many donor kidneys that are transplanted are rejected by the recipient within ten years after transplantation.

17 Jul 2018

New study suggests testing urine and blood serum as better way to diagnose myeloma

When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that normally make antibodies to protect us instead become cancerous, it may be better to look at the urine as well as the serum of our blood for answers, pathologists say.

13 Jul 2018

New biosensor could enable early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through magnetic resonance imaging

UPM researchers are involved in the development of a new biosensor that can be useful to achieve an early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using magnetic resonance imaging.

12 Jul 2018

New clinical trial to evaluate virotherapy and immunotherapy combination for ovarian, colorectal cancers

Ludwig Cancer Research and the Cancer Research Institute announce the initiation of a clinical trial to evaluate the combination of ONCOS-102, an experimental anti-tumor virotherapy, with the checkpoint blockade antibody IMFINZI (durvalumab) for advanced ovarian and colorectal cancers.

12 Jul 2018

Clinical trial results of tucatinib with T-DM1 shows promise in treating HER2+ breast cancer

Phase 1b clinical trial results published in JAMA Oncology show promise for the combination of tucatinib with T-DM1 against heavily pretreated HER2-positive breast cancer.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Using genome editing to inactivate a protein called PCSK9 effectively reduces cholesterol levels in rhesus macaques, a species of monkey, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jul 2018

Newly discovered nanobody holds promise to advance targeted therapies for several diseases

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies for a number of neurological diseases and cancer.

10 Jul 2018

Certain antibodies against a carbohydrate could protect against malaria

Certain type of antibodies against α-Gal- a carbohydrate expressed by many organisms including the malaria parasite- could protect against malaria, according to a new study led by ISGlobal, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

10 Jul 2018

Children with rare skin conditions often get inconsistent and costly treatments

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to conduct a large-scale analysis of treatments and outcomes for children with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, rare skin conditions caused by medications and infections.

10 Jul 2018

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, a cell surface protein, results in more aggressive tumors and poorer overall survival of patients diagnosed with the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

10 Jul 2018

Research suggests new target for malaria vaccine

Researchers have shown that higher levels of Plasmodium falciparum antibodies are protective against severe malaria in children living in Papua New Guinea.

9 Jul 2018

Seeing the Unexpected: Regulatory T Cells and Basophils

Dr. Jagadeesh Bayry from INSERM discusses his recent research in the field of immunology, and how T regulatory cells activate, rather than suppress, basophils.

4 Jul 2018

Simple, accurate and reproducible assay to measure antibodies against malaria

Antibodies against multiple Plasmodium falciparum proteins (or antigens) can be measured using a simple, accurate and reproducible assay that requires very small amounts of blood.

3 Jul 2018

Atlantic Health System starts enrolling patients in four pancreatic cancer clinical trials

Atlantic Health System is now enrolling patients in four pancreatic cancer clinical trials. Angela Alistar, MD, a nationally known expert on pancreatic cancer, is serving as national Principal Investigator on the first trial and as local PI on three other trials.

30 Jun 2018

Antibody News and Research

Further Reading

High-fat diet and systemic inflammation contribute to progression of prostate cancer

Allergic responses may help protect the skin against cancer, research suggests

Homogenous BTK occupancy assay used in tirabrutinib clinical studies

Researchers detect presence of IgE antibodies after kidney transplantation

New study suggests testing urine and blood serum as better way to diagnose myeloma

New biosensor could enable early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through magnetic resonance imaging

New clinical trial to evaluate virotherapy and immunotherapy combination for ovarian, colorectal cancers

Clinical trial results of tucatinib with T-DM1 shows promise in treating HER2+ breast cancer

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Newly discovered nanobody holds promise to advance targeted therapies for several diseases

Certain antibodies against a carbohydrate could protect against malaria

Children with rare skin conditions often get inconsistent and costly treatments

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

Research suggests new target for malaria vaccine

Seeing the Unexpected: Regulatory T Cells and Basophils

Simple, accurate and reproducible assay to measure antibodies against malaria

Atlantic Health System starts enrolling patients in four pancreatic cancer clinical trials

New mouse model could shed light on autism subtype

BWH researchers develop rapid Zika detection test using mobile health technologies

Worldwide study to examine new treatments for IgA nephropathy

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