Link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis is a crucial discovery for people living with MS
Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with 250 out of every 100,000 people affected.
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Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with 250 out of every 100,000 people affected.
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For all the misery that the pandemic has wrought, it has also opened up a vast storehouse of knowledge about medical issues beyond COVID-19. While it's still too early to draw conclusions, evidence is emerging of links between ...
Feb 16, 2022
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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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One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.
Feb 2, 2022
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There's more evidence that one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis.
Jan 16, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Infectious mononucleosis (IM) during childhood, particularly during adolescence, appears to be a risk factor for subsequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), independent of shared familial factors, according ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is most often diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Certain genes put a person at greater risk of getting this disease of the central nervous system, but scientists are still trying to understand ...
Sep 7, 2021
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New research uncovers substantial differences in rates of childhood cancers when considering single year of age rather than grouping several years together. The study published by Wiley early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed ...
Jun 21, 2021
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As researchers work to learn more about COVID-19 and so-called long-haulers, a new study suggests "brain fog" can persist and even worsen for those who were infected months before.
May 24, 2021
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Many college students fully recover from infectious mononucleosis (which is almost always caused by Epstein-Barr virus) within 1-6 weeks, but some go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis ...
Jan 22, 2021
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