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Antibody discovery paves way for new therapies against group A streptococcal infections
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Antibody discovery paves way for new therapies against group A streptococcal infections

by Lund University Graphical abstract. Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202216208 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could explain why so many group...

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Researchers discover link between streptococcal infections and blood type

Infectious disease scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) have found that people with a common blood group could be more susceptible to Streptococcal infections. Senior Research Fellow Dr Martina Sanderson-Smith, and Post-Doctoral Reseacher Dr David De Oliveira, from the University of Wollongong’s School of Biological Sciences, have published their work in...