A new study shows how antibodies select the antigens that they bind to, as they navigate the surface of pathogens like coronaviruses. Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska ...

An antigen is any substance that can trigger an immune response in the body. Antigens are typically proteins or polysaccharides that are recognized as foreign or potentially harmful by the immune ...

Speed or accuracy? As far as COVID-19 tests go, this was the choice you had to make. In the future, this dilemma could be a thing of the past. The Pathogen Analyzer combines the advantages of PCR ...

The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the ...

Once the body produces antibodies in response to an antigen, it also produces memory cells, which stay in the body even after the pathogen is neutralised, and remember the specific antigen and are ...

Impact of induction approach on post-stem cell transplant (SCT) outcomes in older adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

In a recent article published in Immunity, the authors discussed the underlying principles of sterilizing immunity and its importance in protecting individuals against severe acute respiratory ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has a complicated relationship with humans. While this commensal bacterium colonizes approximately 20-30 percent of human nasal cavities and is a member of the human ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the global need for inexpensive, simple-to-use pathogen tests accessible to individuals on a daily basis to move beyond point-of-care diagnostics in favour of ...

Imperial College London-based biotech startup Baseimmune has secured $4.8m funding to develop the next generation of future-proof universal vaccines against major human and animal diseases. Around 1.5 ...