Date: January 21, 2021 Source 1: Rockefeller University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Study participants continued to improve their antibodies months after initial infection, potentially due to exposure to remnants of the virus hidden in the gut. As the number of Read More …
Tag: Immune
Immune response to Sars-Cov-2 following organ transplantation
Date: August 17, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Even patients with suppressed immune systems can achieve a strong immune response to Sars-Cov-2. A test helps to adapt therapy following an infection. A research team from the Read More …
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response
NIAID-sponsored Phase 1 trial tested mRNA vaccine Date: July 14, 2020 Source 1: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 Read More …
Preventing ‘cytokine storm’ may ease severe COVID-19 symptoms
Date: May 21, 2020 Source 1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A clinical trial in people with the new coronavirus is testing a drug that may halt an overactive immune response before it ramps up. For some Read More …
Detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine
Date: May 15, 2020 Source 1: La Jolla Institute for Immunology Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A new study documents a robust antiviral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in a group of 20 adults who had recovered from COVID-19. The findings show Read More …