When the body encounters an infectious agent like SARS-CoV-2, it produces antibodies that detect and neutralize it. The antibodies bind to distinct proteins on the virus’s surface called antigens. As ...

The race is on for new treatments that stand up to omicron's explosive spread. With omicron's explosive spread threatening to outpace current COVID-19 treatments, the race is on to find new options ...

"We feel this pressure because we want to help people." Antibody tests, which reveal whether someone has been infected with the novel coronavirus, have been touted as key to reopening the economy and ...

As the world continues to navigate the aftermath and lingering presence of COVID-19, one question remains as relevant as ever: Which COVID-19 test is right for me—diagnostic or antibody? Whether ...

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that had tested postiive for Covid-19, his office shared that he was treated with a therapy not yet approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, but ...

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Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...

Lecanemab, sold under the name Leqembi, is a monoclonal antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease that clears toxic amyloid ...

Antibodies are immune proteins that our bodies produce to help fight off infection. Where they recognize and bind a pathogen — and how — can give important clues to the microbe’s vulnerabilities. Fred ...