Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has long been postulated to play a role in the pathogenesis of MS, but that connection received a solid boost in 2022, when Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH, of Harvard T. H ...

Patients with Crohn’s disease had high Epstein-Barr virus seropositivity in the preclinical period and at diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, according to results of a cohort study of ...

Certain immune cells in MS show abnormalities in activity and signs of reactions against the Epstein-Barr virus, a study says.

While some AIDS-related lymphomas are associated with oncogenic viruses (EBV and Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus), there are a significant percentage of tumors that do not contain ...

The risk of developing MS and other demyelinating diseases is 3 times greater in individuals diagnosed with EBV-positive IM.

We examined the role of acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in the pathogenesis of these autoantibodies in a previously healthy patient (patient 1) with primary EBV infection who developed SD ...

A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers proves that EBV triggers multiple sclerosis by priming the immune system to attack the body’s nervous system. This research paper aims to provide an ...

Meta-analysis of Epstein-Barr virus genomes in Southern Chinese identifies genetic variants and high risk viral lineage associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers proves that EBV triggers multiple sclerosis by priming the immune system to attack the body’s nervous system. This research paper aims to provide an ...

Researchers identified a unique antibody signature against the Epstein-Barr virus protein EBNA1 that correlates with cross-reactive immune responses in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. This ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a very common virus. Around 95% of adults will be infected by it at some point during their lives. Although infection with the virus often doesn’t cause symptoms, it can ...

While Epstein-Barr virus has long been implicated in the risk of multiple sclerosis, few studies have focused on the role of infectious mononucleosis as a further risk factor. A new study set out ...