Wise Up Journal 22.11.2011 By Gabriel O’Hara What exactly is the role of antibodies? When you get an infection, such as the flu, the body produces antibodies to attack that specific virus and your infected cells. They are like an amazing mob of mindless warriors roaming around your body that have been programmed on what […]
Research opens door to vaccines that can circumvent maternal antibodies
By Emily Caldwell COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research that reveals how maternal antibodies block an immune response to the measles virus is a first step toward improving current childhood vaccination practices, scientists say. Maternal antibodies are passed to fetuses during pregnancy and to newborns in their mothers’ milk. The antibodies protect infants against disease in […]
