News tagged with epstein barr virus

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Researchers on the trail of a treatment for cancer of the immune system

Infection with Epstein Barr means that the B cells, which are the primary memory cells of the immune system, are hi-jacked.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists decode secrets of a very common virus that can cause cancer

About 90 percent of people are infected at some time in their lives with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), usually with no ill effects. But individuals with compromised immune systems, such as people with organ transplants or HIV ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by many folds following ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Drugs may shut down several Epstein-Barr virus-induced diseases

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a class of drugs being clinically tested to treat other kinds of cancer, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that the drugs were the first to stop the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Key Mechanism for the Proliferation of Epstein-Barr Virus Discovered

Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München have elucidated a crucial mechanism in the lytic cycle of Epstein-Barr virus. A team of researchers led by Professor Wolfgang Hammerschmidt identified the function of a protein which ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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