First-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine generates positive results
The scientists reveal critical new insights into their novel vaccine strategy, which involves a stepwise approach to producing antibodies.
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Joseph Shavit
- Nov 13
Silver-bullet antibody kills all known SARS-CoV-2 variants
Scientists have been searching for an antibody that would be broadly neutralizing — able to fight off any viral variant that might emerge.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24
Groundbreaking study finds monoclonal antibodies can prevent Malaria
One injection of a candidate monoclonal antibody (mAb) known as L9LS was found to be safe and highly protective in adults exposed to malaria
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13
Breakthrough antibody kills all known SARS-CoV-2 variants
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, newer variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been evolving ways to evade the antibodies our bodies make.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 13
New antibody kills all known SARS-CoV-2 variants
Scientists have been searching for an antibody that would be broadly neutralizing — able to fight off any viral variant that might emerge.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 30
Scientists create tough nanobodies to treat Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers develop a nanobody capable of getting through the tough exterior of brain cells and untangling misshapen proteins leading to PD.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 23
Antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ immunity
One set of antibodies that is induced naturally by gut beneficial bacteria can be transferred from mothers to infants through breastmilk.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 22
Where do COVID-19 variants come from?
New study finds that immunocompromised patients tend to develop chronic coronavirus infections, leading to highly mutated variants.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 8
Prostate cancer antibody drug shows success in dogs
Dogs are proving to be a far better scientific model for study of prostate cancer than mice, the typical animal used in the lab.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 31, 2021
Scientists identify antibodies that can neutralize omicron
The findings could lead to the development of more effective vaccines and antibody treatments for COVID-19 variants.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 9, 2021
Researchers develop a world-first antibody-drug delivery system
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a man-made crystal that can attach to antibodies and then supercharge them with potent drugs.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
Researchers design antibodies that destroy old cells, slowing down aging
No one knows why some people age worse than others and develop diseases -such as Alzheimer's, type 2 diabetes or some types of cancer.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 4, 2021
Gene discovery could work as an antiviral to block HIV, Ebola, and more
An unexpected discovery... We were surprised that slowing down our cell biology just a little bit throws virus replication off its game.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
Researchers harness the power of nature to help improve anti-cancer antibody therapy
Researchers have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using the immune system.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 29, 2021
New, non-hormonal female contraceptive stops sperm in its tracks
Scientists are using the precision targeting of monoclonal antibodies for a new type of non-hormonal female contraception.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 24, 2021
Antibodies found to block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections
Alphaviruses — mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis — may have met their match.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13, 2020
Scientists use holographic imaging to detect viruses and antibodies
The breakthrough has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.