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

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

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 ...

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

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

Background Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) have both ...

Inflammatory gut bacteria that carry proteins structurally similar to myelin may trigger the development and progression of ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s nerves. Immune cells ...

There may be two distinct subtypes of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by scientists at University College ...