Blood donations have dropped and it’s causing alarm in the medical world. They are literally a matter of life and death. But while we have ...

IIT Guwahati researchers have created a groundbreaking, cost-effective method using clay sedimentation to detect and measure SARS-CoV-2, offering a simpler alternative to current virus detection ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have found that clay particles interact differently in the presence of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — a finding they ...

Severe allergic reactions involving a cytokine storm can follow vaccination for respiratory viruses such as influenza or COVID-19, writes Irene Mavrakakis, M.D., in the summer issue of the Journal of ...

In total, 55% of active tuberculosis, 99% of latent tuberculosis, 61% of hepatitis B, 35% of HIV, and 83% of hepatitis C ...

Researchers at the Ragon Institute have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body's ability to fight Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria responsible ...

COVID-19 testing includes molecular (PCR), antigen (rapid), and antibody (serology) tests, each serving different purposes—diagnosing active infections or detecting past exposure—based on timing, ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11773166B2) discloses a bispecific antibody or fragment thereof that binds to human CD38. The antibody consists of specific amino acid sequences in its ...

Antibodies are Y-shaped protective proteins manufactured by B lymphocytes in reaction to invading pathogens. When B lymphocytes encounter foreign antigens expressed by antigen-presenting cells (e ...

Osaka, Japan – Protein detection based on antigen–antibody reaction is vital in early diagnosis of a wide range of diseases. How to effectively detect proteins, however, has frequently ...

When the reaction cools down ... or may be in the trough between IgM tailing off and IgG antibodies surging. Either way, antigen testing is not a reliable way to diagnose individual patients ...