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

The Epstein-Barr virus and a high-risk gene may work together to trick the immune system into attacking the brain in MS, a ...

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 ...

The Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, may also drive the autoimmune disorder lupus. For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that ...

“Our study shows how the most important environmental and genetic risk factors can contribute to MS and trigger an autoimmune ...

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

Our results provide mechanistic evidence that immune responses to EBV can directly damage the brain in MS,” said Olivia Thomas, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at ...

One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link. The research, led by ...

The immune system's reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple ...

The FDA has issued a second complete response letter to Atara Biotherapeutics for its biologicals license application of ...