In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers performed a longitudinal cohort study to assess the levels of immunoglobulins M (IgM), G (IgG), and A (IgA) against the spike and nucleocapsid ...

The current COVID-19 pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a betacoronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory distress in a significant proportion of ...

A recent study examined the spectrum of antibody responses -- including IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies -- in kidney transplant recipients infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. The antibody ...

Some vaccines are one-and-done, like measles. Others are annual events, like the seasonal flu. There's new data as to where on that spectrum the COVID-19 vaccine lies. Let’s start with some terms and ...

As everyone now knows, Covid-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Like other viral infections, SARS-CoV-2 stimulates the human immune system and typically confers what we casually call “acquired ...

The results were similar among healthcare workers who had not been vaccinated in April (95% had IgG, 83% IgA and 25% IgM). "These data confirm that IgG have a longer duration, but IgM levels, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. So what’s the answer now? Well, as with Kanye West’s run for the Presidency, things are not yet completely clear. In fact, they ...

A type of antibody long thought to have a minor role in immune system memory may actually be a key player, new findings suggest. Researchers tracked the antibody's function by imaging the immune ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weavr Health (formerly Boston Microfluidics), a diagnostics company, has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use ...