The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is so common that most people pick it up at some point, often as “mono,” and then forget about it. But EBV never truly leaves. It hitches a ride in our bodies for life, ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common-the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, ...

The connection between multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strengthening, according to a paper published this ...

People with MS have persistently high levels of EBV antibodies, a study found, pointing to a way to distinguish MS from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New human antibodies block Epstein-Barr virus infection in mice, offering hope for transplant patients at high risk. (CREDIT: ...

The Epstein-Barr virus can cause a spectrum of diseases, including a range of cancers. Emerging data now show that inhibition of a specific metabolic pathway in infected cells can diminish latent ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...

Crohn's disease, a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease, has many known contributing factors, including bacterial changes in the microbiome that foster an inflammatory environment. Now, for the ...

When the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects cells, typically B cells, it relies on a protein called gp42. One part of the protein is involved in receptor binding, and another part is involved in ...

A common virus that infects most people can trigger the chronic immune system condition lupus, according to a new study. Nearly 5 million people worldwide suffer from the autoimmune disease in which a ...