Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that attacks the central nervous system. For years, Epstein-Barr ...

Low levels of replicating Epstein-Barr viruses might be the main driver of the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis. This ...

A new study claims to have uncovered how Epstein-Barr virus launches immune responses seen in people with multiple sclerosis.

A connection between Epstein–Barr virus and MS has long been suspected, but the underlying mechanism was unclear until now.

A study has revealed how the Epstein-Barr virus triggers T-cell responses that may drive autoimmunity in MS patients.

If you have ever had "mono" in high school or college, you are already intimately familiar with the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). But even if you have never been officially diagnosed with what's known as ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common viral infection is largely unknown. Researchers at the University Hospital ...

Researchers have found a way to detect persistent Epstein-Barr virus directly from routine blood-based genome sequencing, bypassing the antibody tests that have defined EBV diagnostics for decades.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The connection between multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strengthening, according to a paper published this week in JAMA Neurology by a team of international ...

New research has teased out specific aspects of how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) sparks the immune response that leads on to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), opening the way to the rational ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common viral infection is largely unknown. Researchers at the University Hospital ...