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

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

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

Scientists have identified 22 genes that explain why one common virus leaves many people unharmed but puts others at risk of ...

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

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

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its progression.

The immune system’s reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS). This is shown by new research from Karolinska Institutet, ...

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 ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Epstein-Barr virus activates certain B cells involved in systemic lupus erythematosus disease pathogenesis. The ...