How the antibody map was created The team analyzed more than a thousand three-dimensional structures of antibodies bound to the virus's spike protein, the main target for immune recognition, and ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have created the most comprehensive map to date showing how antibodies attach to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes ...

Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease that tends to strike children the hardest. Despite extensive vaccine efforts, the virus remains a major health threat. Scientists at the La Jolla ...

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination generate strong, highly specific spike-binding immune responses ...

Once a person has a herpes infection, they develop antibodies. Herpes antibody tests can allow doctors to see if an individual has antibodies in their system. Herpes is a viral infection caused by the ...

New research may explain why so many vaccinated and boosted individuals experienced breakthrough coronavirus infections caused by the omicron variant. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the ...

Editor’s note: On September 22, 2023, a U.S. Center for Disease Control advisory board recommended that an RSV vaccine, made by Pfizer, be given between the 32nd and 36th week of pregnancy. Pregnant ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers identified new antibodies capable of combating multiple flu viruses, which could lead to an improved flu vaccine offering broader protection. Tatjana Zlatkovic/Stocksy ...

These ''black-legged ticks'', Ixodes scapularis, are found on a wide rage of hosts including mammals, birds and reptiles. Black-legged ticks, I. scapularis are known to transmit Lyme disease, Borrelia ...