Latest Epstein-Barr virus Stories

News from the Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD): This week, polyDNA has begun posting the latest research on natural remedies on its website, and is inviting webmasters to republish this research. Rochester, New York (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 In an interview with Will Blesch from polyDNA, the CBCD has learned that this week polyDNA has begun to publish reports covering the latest research on natural remedies against HPV, Herpes virus, EBV, CMV and other viruses. Mr. Blesch...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Feelings of loneliness could be hazardous to your health, causing an immune system reaction similar to those associated with high stress levels, researchers from the Ohio State University (OSU) claim in a new study. Lead author Lisa Jaremka, a postdoctoral fellow at the OSU Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, and colleagues discovered that people who were more isolated demonstrated signs of elevated latent herpes virus...

High-risk human papilloma virus found with Epstein Barr virus 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. The research involved examination of 100 specimens of normal, malignant and benign prostate samples from Australian men. It revealed that both the human papilloma virus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) were present in more than half of the...

Research has implications for treating and preventing cancers caused by viruses New research from the Trudeau Institute addresses how the human body controls gamma-herpesviruses, a class of viruses thought to cause a variety of cancers. The study, carried out in the laboratory of Dr. Marcia Blackman, awaits publication in The Journal of Immunology. Led by postdoctoral fellow Mike Freeman, with assistance from other laboratory colleagues, the study describes the role of white blood cells in...

More than 90 percent of humans have antibodies to the Epstein Barr virus. Best known for causing mononucleosis, or "the kissing disease," the virus has also been implicated in more serious conditions, including Hodgkin's, non-Hodgkin's and Burkitt's lymphomas. Yet little is known about exactly how EBV triggers these diseases. Now a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Penn's Perelman School of Medicine has the first evidence that an...

A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in the brain, which is known to cause MS. Previous research has suggested a link between the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis but the research has remained controversial since scientists have so far failed to substantiate the link. The new study proves the virus is involved in a manner more sophisticated...

Vaccine could prevent mononucleosis and cancers linked to virus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects nine out of ten people worldwide at some point during their lifetimes. Infections in early childhood often cause no disease symptoms, but people infected during adolescence or young adulthood may develop infectious mononucleosis, a disease characterized by swollen lymph nodes, fever and severe fatigue. EBV also is associated with several kinds of cancer, including Hodgkin lymphoma and stomach...

MADISON, Wis., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced the online publication of an article in the journal Blood demonstrating for the first time a methodology for researchers to access the biology stored in repositories of banked blood samples through the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). According to the article, entitled "Human lymphoblastoid B-cell lines reprogrammed to EBV-free induced pluripotent stem cells," the derived...

At present, while there is no cause known for this condition, patients with MS seem to have genetic vulnerability to certain environmental factors that could trigger this condition, such as the Epstein-Barr virus. Scientists at the University of Granada have found a relation between the Epstein-Barr virus "“which belongs to the herpesviruses family"“and the development of this conditionThe Epstein-Barr (EVB) virus "“belonging to the herpesviruses family, which also includes the herpes...

MADISON, N.J., and CYPRESS, Calif., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that two new Simplexa-branded molecular test kits developed by its Focus Diagnostics business have been CE marked for distribution to approximately 35 countries in Europe. The test kits, designed to enable hospital labs to perform advanced molecular testing for Epstein-Barr (EBV) and BK...