Researchers from Washington University have tested a new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s. In mice, the team has demonstrated an antibody that can clear away the disease’s build-up of proteins in the brain, which may lead to an early-stage treatment to prevent symptoms from occurring.
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Researchers have revealed the mechanism behind an antibody that can potentially inactivate the body's allergic processes. The breakthrough brings researchers one step closer to developing a universal treatment that can prevent the fundamental immune response at the heart of all allergic reactions.
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A new antibody treatment developed specifically for migraine prevention has just completed Phase III human clinical trials with remarkably positive results, raising hopes of a possible revolution on the horizon for sufferers of this debilitating condition.
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Stem cells are the blank slate on which all the specialized cells in our bodies are built, and finding ways to revert adult cells back to that stage can help fight a whole range of illnesses. Now scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found human antibodies that can perform the function.
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The fight against Ebola continues with news of a new outbreak in the Republic of Congo. That said, a discovery by scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine offers reason to be optimistic: they have found the first human antibodies that can neutralize all strains of ebolavirus.
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Overuse of antibiotics is leading us towards a terrifying future where our best drugs simply don’t work. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have created a molecule that combines a virus and human antibodies to hunt down drug-resistant bacteria.
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Asthma can be a debilitating, dangerous condition, and it's most often caused by allergies. While medication provides some relief, scientists have devised a treatment that could help the severely-asthmatic even more. It involves using a dialysis-like setup to filter antibodies out of their blood.
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Scientists have discovered a Zika antibody that can potentially protect developing fetuses, probably the number-one victim of the disease.
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A clinical trial of the antibody Aducanumab has yielded positive results, slowing cognitive decline in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Larger-scale trials of the treatment, which attacks the brain plaques central to the condition, are now underway.
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Scientists have discovered that a combination of potent antibodies could neutralize HIV and lead to new therapies.
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