Search Result For: antibody

Date: 2025/04/08 - 18:31

Expert Q&A: Should you get a measles vaccine booster?

A board-certified family medicine physician explains what a measles vaccine booster is, who should receive it as an adult, and why they may wish to consider it.

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Date: 2025/03/31 - 20:31

High-salt diets may contribute to depression: Mouse study shows how

A study in mouse models of depression found a link between a high-salt diet and this condition. The findings also suggested that this was because the high salt content affected the production of the cytokine IL-17A.

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Date: 2025/03/20 - 21:31

Anti-amyloid drug may help reduce the risk of early-onset Alzheimer's by 50%

An early Alzheimer's treatment that removes amyloid plaques from the brain many years before symptoms arise may help delay the onset of dementia, a clinical trial suggests.

Date: 2025/03/08 - 00:00

Aspirin may prevent cancer metastasis by boosting immune response

Through a mouse study, scientists have found that aspirin may help prevent metastases, or secondary tumors, by boosting the body’s immune response.

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Date: 2025/03/03 - 18:00

Omalizumab treats multi-food allergy better than oral immunotherapy

High rate of oral immunotherapy side effects in NIH trial explains superiority of omalizumab.

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Date: 2025/02/18 - 17:31

Novel antibody could help prevent bone, muscle loss due to GLP-1 drugs

Scientists have discovered an antibody treatment that may help prevent both muscle loss and bone density loss in people using GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy after losing weight.

Date: 2025/02/11 - 15:00

Single dose of broadly neutralizing antibody protects macaques from H5N1 influenza

NIH science lays groundwork for future studies in people.

Date: 2025/02/11 - 15:00

NIH-funded clinical trial will evaluate new dengue therapeutic

Dengue virus sickens as many as 400 million people each year, primarily in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

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Date: 2025/01/22 - 19:00

Can antibiotics, vaccines, and antivirals help lower dementia risk?

Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, a new systematic review suggests.

Red Blood Cell Infected with Malaria Parasites

Date: 2025/01/03 - 18:30

NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies

New antibodies could lead to next generation of interventions against malaria.