Now, for the first time, Crohn's disease has been tied to a virus—specifically, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), best known for causing infectious mononucleosis (mono). Researchers had already ...

The cause of multiple sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nearly 3 million people ... in Science bolsters the case that one of the chief suspects—Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), ...

but too much interleukin-2 can cause chronic disease. We also looked at molecular mimicry, wondering whether EBV T-cells ...

The central role of Epstein-Barr virus in causing multiple sclerosis is examined to understand how it triggers the disease and presents new opportunities for treatment “Evidence is mounting that ...

In 2001, scientists at the University of Michigan found a molecular link between aggressive breast cancer and Epstein-Barr. Scientists don't know why the virus causes a relatively mild disease ...

particularly Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), may worsen disease severity. Elevated EBV DNA and RNA levels have been detected in the colonic tissues of UC patients, correlating with more aggressive ...