While scientists have long suspected a link between the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and MS, these findings provide evidence that ...

Individuals with vs. without Epstein-Barr virus-positive infectious mononucleosis were three times as likely to develop MS, ...

A new study links infectious mononucleosis (mono) to a threefold higher risk of multiple sclerosis.

Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be the Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis, Large Study Finds ...

The link between multiple sclerosis and kissing disease emphasizes the complicated interaction between infections and chronic ...

Having the disease infectious mononucleosis, often called mono, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is associated with an ...

Researchers from AstraZeneca, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Baylor College of Medicine have identified 22 genes which increase the risk of developing a range of chronic conditions ...

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 ...

A common infection known as the “kissing disease” (caused by Epstein-Barr virus) may raise the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS ...

The abundance of viral DNA was measured in DNA sequenced from blood and saliva samples in biobanks, revealing strong ...

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus implicated in the aetiology of a range of malignancies including lymphomas, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and gastric cancer. The virus is renowned for ...