One shot could wipe out Cancer bodywide, early trial results leave scientists stunnedCancer treatment single injection results: A redesigned immunotherapy, injected directly into tumors, has shown remarkable results in an ea...
18 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Step closer to universal antibody solution: IISc team develops synthetic antibody that can neutralise deadly snakebite toxinScientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the Evolutionary Venomics Lab at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institut...
22 Feb, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
New study uncovers Chikungunya virus' unique 'invisibility shield' that can help in developing effective vaccinesChikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne disease, can spread directly from cell to cell, scientists have discovered. They found the virus can hi...
19 Aug, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
US FDA approves J&J's blood cancer therapyJohnson & Johnson said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a diffic...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Antibodies from hen eggs may be used to treat COVID-19: StudyThe researchers noted that birds produce a type of antibody called IgY, comparable to IgG in humans and other mammals. IgY does not cause a...
18 Jul, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
France approves antibody therapy for high-risk Covid casesThe independent public health body HAS Friday night announced "a greenlight for the preventive use of Evusheld... for patients with a very ...
11 Dec, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
US authorizes AstraZeneca Covid-19 treatment in some casesThe FDA warned the drug Evusheld is "not a substitute for vaccination in individuals for whom Covid-19 vaccination is recommended" and can ...
09 Dec, 2021, 07.48 AM IST
Antibody injection treatment shows 'statistically significant' reduction in severe Covid-19, study saysAZD7442 is dubbed as the first long acting antibody (LAAB) with Phase III data to demonstrate benefit.
12 Oct, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Moderna vaccine confers at least 3 months immunity, shows studyResearchers at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which co-developed the drug, studied the immune respon...
04 Dec, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Phase II trial finds Chinese COVID-19 vaccine is safe, induces immune responseA phase II clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, conducted in China, has found that it is safe and induces an immune response, a ...
21 Jul, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
ICMR invites cos to develop its anti-serum against CovidAntiserum is a blood serum that contains antibodies against a virus that can be injected to prevent or treat an infection. Some common exam...
26 Jun, 2020, 07.20 AM IST
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine'A drug being tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected with...
20 May, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna shows early signs of viral immune responseThe study was primarily designed to look at the safety of the shot and showed no major warning signs in a small phase 1 trial, the company ...
18 May, 2020, 07.32 PM IST
Experimental vaccine may protect against HIVThe protein fragment of the vaccine candidate comes from gp120, a protein that covers HIV like a protective envelope.
29 Oct, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
New microneedle patch to help better treat melanomaThese nanoparticles are then loaded into microneedles, which are arrayed on the surface of a patch. When the patch is applied to a melanoma...
27 Mar, 2016, 01.30 PM IST
Single human antibody shows promise against EbolaA single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor of Ebola virus disease (EVD) completely protects monkeys from the lethal virus.
26 Feb, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
Experimental Ebola vaccine found safe, effectiveThe experimental vaccine for Ebola, VSV-ZEBOV, has common side effects like site pain and transient fever that appeared and resolved within...
02 Apr, 2015, 05.16 PM IST