A recent paper by researchers from Australia, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, shows how Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies in individuals who were infected with the severe acute ...

Compared to infant formula, breastmilk contains antibodies that offer passive immunity to the infant against many communicable diseases. A recent paper in the journal iScience explores the presence ...

Despite daily contact with COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, some health professionals avoided falling ill. As a new study shows, the explanation appears to be an antidote in the immune system: ...

A new study analyzing the immune response to COVID-19 in a Catalan cohort of health workers sheds light on an important ...

A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that provide long-term protection against viruses. The ...

It is well known that the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating disease that affects neonatal premature infants, is lower in infants that are fed breastmilk. However, the reasons ...

At the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week meeting, an interim analysis of a phase III trial of sibeprenlimab in immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy showed a nearly 50% reduction in ...

PRINCETON, N.J. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Co. Ltd. (Otsuka) announce the decision to submit a Biologics ...

Researchers led by a team at Duke University School of Medicine have developed an approach to cancer treatment that they describe as more precise, long-lasting, and less toxic than current therapies.

One group, who had IgA antibodies only, never succumbed to COVID-19. Participants in the other group had both IgG antibodies and T cells, and contracted the disease. The acquired immune system also ...