How to Use antibody in a Sentence

antibody

noun
  • In both cases, the H1 antibody levels in the mice were boosted.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 Nov. 2022
  • That led to the development of antibodies to block the gene.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The virus has found ways around antibody treatments by evolving new versions of its spike protein.
    oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The antibodies produced from the vaccine bind to the virus or bacteria and neutralize it.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Those who got shots in two locations had a higher number of antibodies, the study found.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Bebtelovimab was among the Covid-19 antibody drugs still authorized for use as a treatment for sick patients, after the FDA pulled clearances of others.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And unlike antibody treatments and the medication remdesivir, it’s a pill meant to be taken at home.
    Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Whether the woman received infusions of the antibody or a placebo during the core 18-month trial is unclear.
    Bycharles Piller, science.org, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Now a blood test can help identify the specific antibodies that do the damage.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Kids tended to have more nasal antibody responses than adults.
    Wendy Wisner, Parents, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The worst of the Covid pandemic is over, but danger persists as new virus variants spread that may evade current vaccines and antibody treatments.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
  • There are also some combination at-home tests that check for both IgE and IgG antibodies.
    Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Patients inject themselves with the antibodies once a week.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Health officials with the CDC say once the antibodies are out of a baby’s system, the immunity is also gone.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The figure does not factor in antibodies from vaccines.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Well, 6 July 2023
  • There are two protective shots available for babies, and both contain antibodies against the virus.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The figures are based on the final batch of results from the agency's nationwide studies of antibodies in Americans ages 16 and up.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 July 2023
  • For most of the pandemic, talking about the immune system has meant talking about antibodies.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • More could be known soon about the impacts of the strain, from experiments done by scientists testing the strain's mutations against the body's antibodies.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Yet it’s well understood that antibodies always fade during the months after a shot.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Protection then waned as antibody levels fell and the virus mutated.
    Allysia Finley, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Like Aduhelm, lecanemab is an antibody that targets amyloid beta, and it was developed by the same companies.
    WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Once developed, the antibody will also still need to make it through clinical trials.
    Angus Chen, STAT, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Most Lyme disease tests work by detecting antibodies made by the body in response to the infection.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • Parents are seeking out a valuable potion full of antibodies and protein for their young ones.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Those antibodies can take several weeks after a bite to rise to detectable levels.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 June 2023
  • Why do some people who test positive for the antibodies get sick after eating meat, but others don't?
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • Raw milk doesn’t pack enough antibodies—proteins that help build up your body’s defenses against illness—to make a difference health-wise, according to the FDA.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Excluding sales of the company’s Covid-19 antibody treatments, revenue in the quarter rose 5%.
    Will Feuer, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
  • New antibody-dodging viral variants could still show up to cause more severe disease even among the young and healthy, as occasionally happens with the flu.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2022

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