Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, hemovigilance reports show that antigen-antibody reactions are responsible for the vast majority of acute ...

Antibody testing shows whether you have antibodies ... These tests look for genetic material from the COVID-19 virus. Polymerase chain reaction tests, shortened to PCR tests, are molecular tests.

They don't yet know whether this chain reaction ... some of the antibodies were not binding directly to the HIV viral antigen ...

In the landmark Amgen v. Sanofi case (previously covered here), the Supreme Court affirmed that patent claims drawn to a genus of ...

Here, we discuss strategies to select the best therapeutic antigen targets, to optimize the structure of IgG antibodies and to design related or new structures with additional functions.

An antibody is a protein made by the immune system to help defend the body against harmful invaders like bacteria and viruses. When the body detects a foreign substance, known as an antigen, ...

Antivenoms are the most effective therapeutic option, but they are made from animal-derived antibodies, which can trigger serious allergic reactions ... bound or unbound to their respective snake ...

Both serendipity and good science led, by 1968, to the linkage of this antigen to viral hepatitis ... Using the newly developed assay for antibodies against HCV, we again delved into our ...