More than 280,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. This makes MS the most common inflammatory disease of the central nervous ...

Most people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that affects the central nervous system, experience periods of acute symptoms, called relapses or flares. During an MS flare, existing MS ...

One of the leading triggers for multiple sclerosis (MS) is an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. However, certain gene ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that disrupts the information pathways that connect your brain and your body. From time to time, the symptoms of MS can unexpectedly worsen. When symptoms ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the interaction between environmental factors, such as high dietary salt intake, and genetic risk factors. When regulatory T cells, ...

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EBV is strongly associated with MS, potentially acting as a necessary trigger for the disease. The "driver hypothesis" suggests ongoing EBV replication drives MS activity. Observations in HIV-positive ...

For decades, researchers have suspected that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), best known for causing infectious mononucleosis, might also be involved in triggering multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent research ...