We often hold it to be self-evident that antibodies are key to an effective immune response against a pathogen—the more (or more potent) antibodies your body makes, the better it will fight off an ...

The venom from Bothrops Asper, a Costa Rican lancehead snake, can cause debilitating damage to muscle tissue. Photo: Vanesa Zarzosa. What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really good question.

After 75 years of global efforts to find a vaccine to fight dengue, virologists are suggesting that inoculation may not offer long-lasting immunity against all four dengue virus serotypes. Lack of a ...

Studies have shown that patients succumbing to infection often have a destructive immune response accompanied by antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). Early in the pandemic, studies had pointed to a ...

The first time ADET is observed in connection with animal venoms. The phenomenon, which the researchers have observed, is known as antibody-dependent enhancement of toxicity (ADET) and has not ...

Remember the 2016 Olympics in Brazil? It was the year Brazil defeated Germany in the final game of the men's football (aka soccer) tournament, but it was also the year when Zika virus made its entry ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To examine the relationship between antiphospholipid antibodies and future atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...