Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

The Epstein-Barr virus and a high-risk gene may work together to trick the immune system into attacking the brain in MS, a ...

The immune system's reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research from Karolinska Institutet, published ...

The Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, may also drive the autoimmune disorder lupus. For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that ...

“Our study shows how the most important environmental and genetic risk factors can contribute to MS and trigger an autoimmune ...

A newly identified mechanism lends credence to the idea that MS may be treatable by targeting EBV-infected B-cells, a study found.

The immune system's reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause a range of diseases, including cancers. However, no drug or approved vaccination can specifically thwart EBV within the body. Now, new research shows that ...

Our results provide mechanistic evidence that immune responses to EBV can directly damage the brain in MS,” said Olivia Thomas, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at ...

One of the leading triggers for multiple sclerosis (MS) is an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. However, certain gene variants also play an important role. Researchers at the University of Zurich ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...