Evidence increasingly suggests that infections play a critical role in triggering or exacerbating many chronic ...

The virus that causes shingles is just one of a number of pathogens that may be linked to brain conditions. Here are some of ...

Merck & Co has entered into a worldwide licensing deal with Opko Health’s ModeX Therapeutics unit for a vaccine candidate against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that could be worth up to $922.5 ...

The Breakthrough Prizes have been awarded annually since 2013 to recognize accomplishments in fundamental physics, ...

Untangling the issue with the hygiene hypothesis, Ascherio noticed the connection between infectious mononucleosis, primarily caused by EBV ... The link between the virus and disease has opened ...

This EBV vaccine technology was the subject of preclinical data published in May 2022 in Science Translational Medicine. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpes virus family, is one of ...

And in theory, you could come up with something like the shingles vaccine, which works by preventing reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox; perhaps a similar shot could prevent EBV ...

why not get rid of the virus?" Steinman said, noting that a vaccine against Epstein-Barr virus could perhaps eventually ...

Learn more about whether Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. or Moderna, Inc. is a better investment based on AAII's A+ Investor grades ...

David Liu, Joel Habener, and Alberto Ascherio are among recipients of this year's six Breakthrough Prizes, the "Oscars of ...