News tagged with human monoclonal antibody

Potential treatment for Chikungunya discovered

The Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), an institute of the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and VIVALIS, a French biopharmaceutical company, announced today the discovery of two new fully human monoclonal ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Detecting lethal diseases with rust and sand

The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough in fight against Hendra virus

(PhysOrg.com) -- There has been a breakthrough in the fight against the deadly Hendra virus following the development of a treatment which shows great potential to save the lives of people who become infected ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First human gets new antibody aimed at rabies virus

MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody (MAB) developed to neutralize the rabies ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers induce HIV-neutralizing antibodies that recognize HIV-1 envelope protein, lipids

For the first time, researchers have experimentally induced antibodies that neutralize HIV-1 and simultaneously recognize both HIV-1 envelope protein and lipids. The results were reported by U.S. Military HIV Research Program ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First human gets new antibody aimed at hepatitis C virus

Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Novel antibody prevents infection by hepatitis C virus

Taking aim at a leading cause of liver failure in the United States, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories (MBL) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has developed a human monoclonal ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0