An overactive immune response to the Epstein-Barr virus, best known for causing mono, may help drive multiple sclerosis, a ...

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

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.

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 ...

Over 95% of the world's adult population is infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but most people never realize it. The infection often causes few symptoms and then stays in the body for life. But ...

Confirming multiple sclerosis used to take years, and at the time, there were no treatments to slow the disease’s progression ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified immune system changes that can be detected up to ...

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

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common viral agent causing infectious mononucleosis and can present with fever, fatigue, pharyngitis and cervical lymphadenopathy. Isolated gallbladder wall thickening ...

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 ...