antibodies
Coverage of antibodies in the Nexus archive.
- Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.
A Utah pediatrician treated a newborn exposed to measles in the womb, facing parental resistance to medical intervention. Declining vaccination rates are enabling larger measles outbreaks, overwhelming public health departments and causing concern among healthcare professionals.
- Power of plasma: How to curb new viral outbreaks that lack vaccines
Convalescent plasma, derived from antibodies of individuals who have recovered from viral diseases, is presented as a method to curb new viral outbreaks that lack vaccines. The approach involves transferring these antibodies to affected individuals to aid in treatment.
- Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue
Scientists have identified over 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher's antibody catalogue, prompting renewed concerns about the reliability of commercial antibodies.
- Researchers block key protein that helps Parkinson’s spread through the brain
Researchers identified GPNMB, a protein released by immune cells in response to damaged neurons, which accelerates brain cell degeneration in Parkinson’s. Blocking GPNMB with antibodies halted the disease’s spread in early experiments.