Experiencing high fever with stomach pain? It could be typhoid fever. Don’t ignore the symptoms—book Widal test to identify ...

Cell and gene therapies harbor great hopes for biomedicine. They are becoming increasingly important for diseases that are ...

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

At last, the stage was set for lifesaving blood transfusions. No more lambs’ or calves’ blood; no more transfusions from whoever happens to be in the room at the time – science now knew that humans ...

COVID-19 testing includes molecular (PCR), antigen (rapid), and antibody (serology) tests, each serving different ...

After multiple bites from cobras, mambas and other snakes, Tim Friede's antibodies open the door to an innovative universal ...

Scientists have created a new type of super-strong antibody that could significantly enhance cancer immunotherapy. In an ...

Antibody testing of blood looks in the past for the trace evidence that the body has fought off infection. When a virus infects you, your immune response girds for battle. When the virus gets ...

James Harrison earned the nickname “The Man With the Golden Arm” because his blood had a rare antibody that may have helped more than two million babies in Australia. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

So far though, such treatments have been unsuccessful. Postulating that the issue had to do with the antibodies getting blocked by the blood-brain barrier, scientists have found a way to sneak ...

while antibodies found in the blood last at least a year. Antibodies in the nasal fluid (known as immunoglobulin A, or IgA) provide first-line defence against COVID-19 by blocking SARS-CoV-2 virus ...