Infections with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are very common; the virus is estimated to have infected at least 90% of all adults worldwide. It can easily be transmitted through the saliva of an infected ...

The Epstein-Barr virus behind mono, which spreads through saliva, sits silently in the body but can reactivate Scientists have identified 22 genes that increase the risk of conditions such as lupus, ...

Infectious mononucleosis, the illness most teenagers know simply as “mono,” may carry consequences that extend far beyond weeks of fatigue and missed school. A growing body of research now ties the ...

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 ...

An Anglo-American team of researchers has devised a new computational method for quantifying Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) directly from human genome sequences and used this to identify 22 genes that link ...

The connection between multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strengthening, according to a paper published this week in JAMA Neurology by a team of international researchers, including a ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common–the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some point. But there has also been mounting evidence that EBV is connected to the ...

Maxwell Biosciences, a global health technology company pioneering a new category of immune-inspired, broad spectrum small ...

The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis ...

A chronic sore throat lasts for more than 10 days and doesn't go away on its own. While most sore throats are caused by a bacterial or viral infection, a chronic sore throat may have other causes.