Antibody may help treat and prevent influenza outbreaks
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against 'Avian' H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 'Swine' H1N1 influenza. Scientists at Sea Lane Biotechnologies, LLC, in collaboration with Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, St. Jude Research Hospital and the Scripps Research Institute, have shown that this antibody potently prevents and treats the Swine H1N1 influenza in mouse models of the disease. Results are published July 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens...
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