A type of immune cell targeting the Epstein-Barr virus may play a key role in driving multiple sclerosis (MS), a study found.

A new study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may provoke immune cells to attack the brain, offering fresh hope for treating ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists reached a crucial milestone in blocking Epstein Barr virus (EBV), a pathogen estimated to infect 95% of the global population that is linked to multiple types of ...

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous ...

The difficulty is that EBV lives latently in B cells in the blood at a frequency, in most immunocompetent individuals, of about 1 in 100,000 to 1 in a million. That level of infection is below the ...

A study from UCSF shows a previously unknown connection between the Epstein-Barr virus, known to play a role in MS, and an ...

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 ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

When people ask their doctors about lupus causes, their answer can sometimes sound frustratingly vague. While they know that genetics plays a role, as do hormones and the environment, specific ...