Baylor College of Medicine researchers are part of a collaborative research group with AstraZeneca and Memorial Sloan ...

Scientists have identified 22 genes that explain why one common virus leaves many people unharmed but puts others at risk of ...

By understanding who is most at risk, scientists might be able to better target treatments. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do ...

A study published in Nature looks at genetic determinants of persistent Epstein-Barr virus DNA and associations with chronic conditions. Prof Lawrence Young, Virologist and Emeritus Professor of ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons ...

The immune system’s reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS). This is shown by new research from Karolinska Institutet, ...

A newly identified mechanism lends credence to the idea that MS may be treatable by targeting EBV-infected B-cells, a study found.

Many people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and most are unaware of it. However, EBV can sometimes cause cancer, and this pathogen also appears to play an important role in multiple ...