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

The study's findings suggest that health outcomes reflect a complex interaction between genes, lifestyle, and viral history ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now ...