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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.

Antibody trials show encouraging results in patients with high-risk forms of two blood cancers

Two clinical trials testing the antibody loncastuximab tesirine (Zynlonta) showed encouraging results in patients with high-risk forms of two blood cancers – follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

9 Dec 2024

New vaccine approach shows promise against Hepatitis C

Globally, approximately 58 million people are chronically infected with HCV, resulting in 290,000 annual deaths due to complications such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

6 Dec 2024

Dual-antibody therapy shows promise in treating metastatic colorectal cancer

Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains a daunting challenge, especially after first-line treatments fail.

6 Dec 2024

EZH2 inhibitors enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

An emerging class of anticancer drugs called EZH2 inhibitors may greatly enhance the potency of some cancer immunotherapies, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine lymphoma researchers.

5 Dec 2024

Ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate restores protein balance and targets Alzheimer’s-linked aggregates

Scientists identify β-hydroxybutyrate as a key regulator of protein solubility, offering a novel pathway to combat neurodegeneration in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.

4 Dec 2024

New discovery offers hope for treating aggressive adenoid cystic carcinoma

A new editorial was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on November 22, 2024, entitled "B7-H4: A potential therapeutic target in adenoid cystic carcinoma."

4 Dec 2024

evitria partners with Sapio Sciences to streamline antibody workflow management and reporting

Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, today announced that evitria, a leader in antibody expression services, has selected Sapio’s Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and Sapio Report Builder to enhance its sample tracking, data capture, and reporting capabilities.

4 Dec 2024

evitria Partners with Sapio Sciences to Streamline Antibody Workflow Management and Reporting

evitria optimizes antibody expression services, enhancing data capture and reporting capabilities for scientific workflows with Sapio's ELN and Report Builder,

From Sapio Sciences 4 Dec 2024

New immune therapy improves survival and reduces tumor burden in glioblastoma

The Wistar Institute's David B. Weiner, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President, director of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center and W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research - and his lab have successfully tested a new immune therapy that, in preclinical lab testing, reliably improves survival and reduces tumor burden in glioblastoma.

3 Dec 2024

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Accelerates Drug Discovery with Launch of Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System

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From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 3 Dec 2024

Concizumab shows promising results for hemophilia patients

For people with the bleeding disorder hemophilia, life can seem like one continuous state of alertness. If they accidentally cut their finger while chopping vegetables, they have to immediately administer the clotting factor protein that their body either lacks or does not produce enough of.

2 Dec 2024

Spatial transcriptomics uncovers new treatment paths for triple-negative breast cancer

Study uses spatial transcriptomics to map intratumoral heterogeneity and microenvironmental dynamics in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The findings identify nine spatial archetypes and gene signatures linked to immunotherapy response and patient outcomes.

2 Dec 2024

Researchers discover new cause of cytokine storm in COVID-19

As part of the COVID-19 International Research Team, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm - the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection.

2 Dec 2024

CBT and rehabilitation likely to improve long covid symptoms

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a program of physical and mental rehabilitation probably improve symptoms of long covid, but the effects are modest, finds a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

27 Nov 2024

New injection treatment could be a game-changer for people with asthma and COPD

An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%.

27 Nov 2024

PD-1 deficiency reveals the impact of checkpoint inhibition on B cell function

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a potential explanation for why some cancer patients receiving a type of immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors experience increased susceptibility to common infections.

27 Nov 2024

Late-liver-stage malaria vaccine delivers 89% protection and boosts cellular immunity

Genetically attenuated malaria parasites with extended liver-stage arrest (GA2) showed 89% protection in a clinical trial, surpassing earlier vaccine candidates and highlighting the potential of cellular immunity.

26 Nov 2024

Steritas announces collaboration with argenx to advance evidence for novel steroid-sparing therapeutics

Steritas LLC., a company dedicated to enhancing care for steroid-treated patients, today announced a licensing agreement with argenx, a global immunology company, for use of its STOX® Suite of steroid-toxicity clinical outcome assessments (COAs) across argenx's development programs for differentiated immunology therapeutics.

From Steritas LLC 25 Nov 2024

New study unveils why glioblastoma becomes resistant to treatment

A new study from scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain why glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, becomes resistant to treatment, and introduces a new approach that paves the way for more personalized treatment strategies for patients with this deadly brain tumor.

22 Nov 2024

Cetuximab performs better than durvalumab in treating head and neck cancers

Head and neck cancers are the seventh most common type of cancer worldwide, according to the 2020 World Cancer Report. Smokers and drinkers, as well as those with HPV infections, are disproportionately affected.

22 Nov 2024

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Antibody trials show encouraging results in patients with high-risk forms of two blood cancers

New vaccine approach shows promise against Hepatitis C

Dual-antibody therapy shows promise in treating metastatic colorectal cancer

EZH2 inhibitors enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

Ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate restores protein balance and targets Alzheimer’s-linked aggregates

New discovery offers hope for treating aggressive adenoid cystic carcinoma

evitria partners with Sapio Sciences to streamline antibody workflow management and reporting

evitria Partners with Sapio Sciences to Streamline Antibody Workflow Management and Reporting

New immune therapy improves survival and reduces tumor burden in glioblastoma

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Accelerates Drug Discovery with Launch of Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System

Concizumab shows promising results for hemophilia patients

Spatial transcriptomics uncovers new treatment paths for triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers discover new cause of cytokine storm in COVID-19

CBT and rehabilitation likely to improve long covid symptoms

New injection treatment could be a game-changer for people with asthma and COPD

PD-1 deficiency reveals the impact of checkpoint inhibition on B cell function

Late-liver-stage malaria vaccine delivers 89% protection and boosts cellular immunity

Steritas announces collaboration with argenx to advance evidence for novel steroid-sparing therapeutics

New study unveils why glioblastoma becomes resistant to treatment

Cetuximab performs better than durvalumab in treating head and neck cancers

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