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antibody

[an-ti-bod-ee] / ˈæn tɪˌbɒd i /




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“It really paves the way for the multiple other antibody drug conjugates that we have in our portfolio.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

At the same time, antibody responses to encapsulated bacteria gradually decreased as diagnosis approached.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

People who later developed Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis had significantly less antibody diversity than healthy participants, meaning their immune systems showed a narrower range of antibody responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Researchers must also establish whether antibody testing provides meaningful benefits beyond existing genetic information, clinical assessments, and other blood-based measurements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

That’s the principle of vaccination: to stimulate our antibody production without our having to go through the actual experience of the disease, by inoculating us with a dead or weakened strain of microbe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“We suspect the reason is that influenza antibodies are shaped by lifetime exposure histories,” Bloom said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, certain antibodies can block its activity, effectively disabling one of the body's built-in safeguards against excessive immune responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

The investigation also revealed a strong association between the IL-10-blocking antibodies and a genetic variant called HLA-DRB1*01:03.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Across all 2,000 samples, the researchers detected 123,980 unique antibodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Against other illnesses, though—including measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, and the now defeated smallpox—our antibodies stimulated by one infection confer lifelong immunity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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