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Scientists create antibody ‘cocktail’ to fight deadly Lassa virus

Antibodies are a crucial ingredient in preventing infection for a wide variety of viruses. Scientists are frequently looking for new antibodies that could help fight viral infections. One deadly virus, the Lassa virus...

11 April, 2023

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Malaria breakthrough set to change vaccine design

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a vital clue as to why malaria vaccines keep failing, which could potentially change how vaccines for the deadly disease and others are made...

24 July, 2020

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HIV vaccine that generates broadly neutralizing antibodies passes first safety and proof-of-concept study in humans

Scientists are engineering vaccines that turn cells into antibody factories The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2020) heard this week how scientists had, for the first time, devised a...

16 March, 2020

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Antibodies found which ‘neutralise’ Zika virus

European scientists announced they had found antibodies which attack Zika, a discovery they hope will pave the way for a protective vaccine against the brain-damaging virus. The antibodies — frontline soldiers in...

28 June, 2016

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Antibodies triggered by avian influenza virus vaccine illuminate a new path toward a universal flu vaccine

Diverse antibodies induced in humans by vaccination with an avian influenza virus vaccine may offer broader, more durable protection against multiple strains of influenza than today’s vaccines typically provide...

10 June, 2016

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Antibody infusions provide long-term defence against HIV-like infection

Specialized proteins can protect monkeys against the virus for months. The finding provides further evidence that antibodies — specialized proteins that the body produces to fight infections — could one day be used as a...

6 May, 2016

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Findings in humans provide encouraging foundation for upcoming AIDS vaccine clinical trial

Engineered vaccine protein binds key immune cells that exist in nearly everyone Some people infected with HIV naturally produce antibodies that effectively neutralize many strains of the rapidly mutating virus, and...

28 March, 2016

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The rare super-antibodies that destroy HIV

A recent study sheds new light on a rare immune response to the virus—and could bring researchers a step closer to developing a vaccine. When a person becomes infected with HIV, the immune system kicks into gear: Immune...

11 March, 2016

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Finding the Ebola virus’ vulnerable points

We know what antibodies stop it in its tracks—we now know where they attach. The latest Ebola outbreak has dwarfed any that have occurred since the discovery of the virus in 1976; previous outbreaks have had lethality...

9 December, 2014

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Rare double infection: Lupus patient makes antibodies to fight HIV

One woman’s uncommon ability to fight her HIV infection may provide new insights for developing a vaccine that triggers a special immune response against the viral disease, researchers said. Scientists studied a...

17 March, 2014

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