Antibodies are immune proteins that our bodies produce to help fight off infection. Where they recognize and bind a pathogen — and how — can give important clues to the microbe’s vulnerabilities. Fred ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins, are specialized proteins produced by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign invaders, such as viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. They are ...

Antibodies—proteins that are produced by our immune system to protect us—are crucial for recognizing and getting rid of unwanted substances, or antigens, in our body. Although their role is universal, ...

Researchers have gained unprecedented new insight into the key properties of an antibody needed to fight off cancer. Researchers at the University of Southampton have gained unprecedented new insight ...

Researchers have found that the flexibility of the structure between the arms of an antibody—the so-called “hinge”—influences the strength of the immune response that it elicits. This finding could be ...

Three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that some of us produce stronger immune reactions to infection than others. Some may only experience mild flu-like symptoms, while others could be ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Researchers at Texas Biologics at The University of Texas at Austin recently made a discovery that they believe could ...