Researchers at UMC Utrecht have discovered that converting monoclonal antibodies from the IgG to the IgM isotype can significantly broaden their ability to recognize and bind multiple human-relevant bacterial pathogens. The study is published in Cell R…
Taking vitamin D2 might lower the body’s levels of the more efficient form of vitamin D, vitamin D3, according to new research from the University of Surrey, John Innes Center and Quadram Institute Bioscience. Many people take vitamin D supplements to …
A new study by researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Turku, Finland has revealed an important clue as to why immunotherapy fails in many patients with cancer.
Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection by activating a defense pathway inside host cells. These compounds, they believe, could be used as antiviral drugs that work against not just one but…
Researchers at the School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), have found that combining the active ingredient extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus (huang qi) with the wi…
QIMR Berghofer-led research in collaboration with Australian oncology company Kazia Therapeutics has found that combining the drug candidate paxalisib with immunotherapy triggered a molecular epigenetic process that prevented the spread of cancer cells…
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have taken a step towards more personalized and effective cancer treatments. A new study has identified the conditions under which the antibody drug bexmarilimab can activate the body’s own defense syste…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 100 monoclonal antibodies to treat a range of diseases. Other antibodies are used by physicians to diagnose conditions or by scientists to advance research projects.
Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could also protect against serious infections and life-threatening sepsis.
About 10% of Americans believe they are allergic to penicillin, and approximately 90% of those patients are not actually allergic. As a result, those with the penicillin allergy label are often prescribed more toxic, dangerous and expensive antibiotics…
