Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Epstein-barr virus: It causes mono and maybe MS. Is a vaccine near?
The mononucleosis virus, Epstein-Barr, has become a major suspect in the search for what causes multiple sclerosis.
Feb 10, 2022
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Genetics
Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of immune fitness
About half of the people with multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR15 gene variant. A study led by the University of Zurich has now shown how this genetic predisposition contributes to the development of the autoimmune disease ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here's what the science says
While most people survive and recover from COVID, for some people symptoms can persist for months or years. When symptoms last longer than 12 weeks, the condition is known as long COVID.
Jun 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response
The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers. For the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists have discovered that these viruses use a human ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Human papilloma virus with Epstein Barr virus: Two-virus link to prostate cancer
Two common viruses known to be associated with human cancers are both present – and may even be collaborating with each other - in most male prostate cancers, a new study suggests.
Jul 31, 2012
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Medical research
Clues to calming a cytokine storm
By analyzing complex interactions of the immune system in an animal study, pediatric researchers have found potential tools for controlling a life-threatening condition called a cytokine storm that may strike children who ...
May 16, 2011
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Neuroscience
Epstein-Barr virus and brain cross-reactivity: Possible mechanism for multiple sclerosis detected
The role that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) plays in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) may be caused by a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body's immune system binds to the wrong target, than previously thought.
Jun 6, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gammaherpesviruses linked to tumors in macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus
Viruses known as gammaherpesviruses may raise the risk of cancer in macaques infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus or Simian Human Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV/SHIV), according to new research published by Vickie Marshall ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cis-regulatory sequences indicative of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk identified
Research led by the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China has highlighted genetic risks for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In a paper titled "High-throughput identification of regulatory elements and functional assays ...
Genetics
What causes multiple sclerosis? What we know, don't know and suspect
U.S. actress Selma Blair announced on the weekend she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. "I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least," she wrote. "And I am relieved to at least know."
Oct 24, 2018
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